Journalist moots possible 'Final Straw' for Philippe Clement sack at Rangers

Scott Burns reckons a defeat to Motherwell in the League Cup semi-final could be the final straw for Philippe Clement at Rangers.

The Gers will look to bounce back from their 2-1 defeat to Aberdeen in the Premiership earlier this week when they visit Hampden Park on Sunday (3 November).

Having fallen nine points behind Celtic and the Dons in the title race, the Light Blues cannot afford to lose more ground domestically, including the cup.

“I have serious doubts,” Burns wrote in the print edition of the Daily Record (2 November, page 51).

“The team is going backwards under him. He can’t afford to lose any more ground in the Premiership and if he loses in the semi-final, that could well be the final straw.”

Philippe Clement under increasing pressure at Rangers

Burns is not the only one who thinks Clement could face the sack if Rangers lose to Motherwell, with Tam McManus saying the Belgian is one bad result away from being shown the door.

Many fans have also made their thoughts about Clement known, but the hierarchical instability at Ibrox appears to be keeping him in the job for now.

There are increasing shouts for the Gers to replace Clement with Kilmarnock boss Derek McInnes, with Kris Boyd saying he is an obvious choice to replace the 50-year-old.

However, it would not be easy to rope in McInnes as he is contracted to Kilmarnock until May 2026.

This means the Light Blues would have to fork out a significant amount of money to acquire his services if needed (Football Scotland).

It remains to be seen if the board will finally be forced to pull the plug on Clement if the result at Motherwell does not go their way.

In other Rangers news, Chris Sutton has made a major claim about James Tavernier’s situation at Ibrox.

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