Rangers boss Philippe Clement is facing calls for his sacking after an ‘unacceptable’ weekend performance against second-tier Queen’s Park saw them dumped out of the Scottish Cup at Ibrox.
Sebastian Drozd’s 69th minute goal, followed by a missed penalty by James Tavernier in injury time, condemned Rangers to an embarrassing 1-0 defeat, as the Spiders completed one of the biggest shocks in Scottish Cup history in Govan.
Booed off the park by the angry home support, Rangers captain Tavernier called the performance ‘unacceptable’ and called on the entire team to take accountability for the result, while Belgian head coach Clement vowed to fight on, saying: “I understand that the fans are in emotions now. I know a lot of fans were on my side three hours ago. I know that. So now are the emotions of this game and I totally understand that because I'm also angry and frustrated about that, about this result and going out of the Cup because it was one of our big goals and our shortest chance to go to win a trophy this season.”
However, with patience wearing thin within the fanbase, bookies have put together the odds for next Rangers manager.*
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9. Gary O'Neil - 9/4
Another who was deemed to be one of the country's most exciting young coaches, he impressed in his first managerial role at Bournemouth, and picked up plenty of admirers at Wolverhampton Wanderers this year. However, a poor run of results saw him sacked at Molineux, and he's now looking to rebuild his reputation - could Ibrox be the perfect rehabilitation centre? | Jack Thomas - WWFC/Wolves via Getty Images Photo: Jack Thomas - WWFC/Wolves via Getty Images
10. Russell Martin - 2/1
The ex-Rangers defender played for the club during some of its most difficult times, and has built a decent reputation as a head coach. Plays a possession based style of football that many find attractive, while he also needs a reputation rebuild following his sacking at Southampton earlier this year. Martin ticks many boxes, should Clement be dismissed. | Getty Images Photo: Getty Images
11. Steven Gerrard - 6/5
Perhaps unsurprisingly, the last man to bring success to Rangers is the man who tops the list of favourites to replace Clement. Helped Rangers win their 55th league title in 2021, before departing to Aston Villa, the 44-year-old's reputation has taken a hit after poor spells at Villa Park and, more recently, Al-Ettifaq in the Saudi Pro League. Could now be the time for a romantic reunion? | Yasser Bakhsh/Getty Images Photo: Yasser Bakhsh/Getty Images