Sunsport columnist fires Clement sack warning and takes aim at trio of Rangers freeloaders
12/29/2024 05:15 AM
Kris Boyd has sent a stern warning to Philippe Clement as the pressure rises on the under fire Rangers boss.
Belgian manager Philippe Clement is under mounting pressure at Ibrox following the 2-1 Boxing Day defeat to St Mirren which saw the club fall 12 points behind Celtic.
That result has wiped any goodwill from the slate after Clement's side had begun to show flickers of form over the last few months, with many supporters now calling for the manager's head.
Speaking about the situation heading into the weekend, Kris Boyd has warned Philippe Clement that a failure to overcome Motherwell and Celtic could see him lose his job.
The former Rangers striker also claims that how incoming CEO Patrick Stewart reacts to the clashes at Fir Park and Ibrox will prove his credentials for the top job in Govan.
Kris Boyd on Philippe Clement's job
"Philippe Clement has two games to save his job as Rangers boss," Boyd writes in the Scottish Sun.
"Or he should have — IF the club is still operating to the standards I grew up with.
"Clement said the Boxing Day defeat at St Mirren was "unacceptable".
"He was right — but so too is Rangers being 12 points behind Celtic after 17 games.
"If that gap grows to 15, or worse, this week then it has to be the end for Clement's reign as boss.
"One TV camera panned to new Ibrox chief executive Patrick Stewart in the closing seconds at Paisley.
"We will soon find out what his remit is at Gers. And whether the club is serious about challenging Celts.
"Is Stewart simply there to balance the books, and be happy with the team finishing second to get a shot at the Champions League qualifiers?
"Or do Rangers still have ambitions to mount a serious challenge to Celtic?"
Kris Boyd takes aims at Rangers freeloaders
Kris Boyd has also taken aim at the underperforming Rangers players who're picking up a wage at Ibrox but not contributing to the club's flailing performances.
There are several high paid players in the Ibrox ranks who are consistently propping up either the bench or the medical room and Boyd has finally had enough.
The pressure is now mounting on Philippe Clement and a failure to turn things around in the coming days could see fans revolt and force Rangers' hand.
Boyd reckons that if Rangers fail to defeat Celtic at Ibrox on Thursday, then Patrick Stewart and co will be left with no choice.
"Maybe I'm old- fashioned, but it seems to me that some of these players are coasting, happy to pick up the biggest wage of their careers at the biggest club they will ever be at," said Boyd.
"Are Oscar Cortes, Rabbi Matondo and Kieran Dowell providing value for money?
"Now Rangers move on to Motherwell at Fir Park and you'll be lucky to find anyone who would bet any of their hard-earned cash on them winning.
"Then it's Celtic at Ibrox in the second league derby of the season, when you can be sure Brendan Rodgers will be telling his players to go in for the kill.
"Clement will hope to pull a result out of the bag — but if he loses yet another Old Firm game, there is no way he should survive it."
