8 Rangers questions Philippe Clement must answer as fan Q&A puts boss under the spotlight
We may still be in the midst of international week and nine days have passed since Rangers were handed an Old Firm skelping.
But fans won't have forgotten and after some chose to descend on Ibrox to confront Philippe Clement and the players after the 3-0 defeat to Celtic, they will get their chance to grill the gaffer through proper channels this evening. A fundraising event for the club's charity foundation, it has, perhaps, taken on even more significance since Gers were dumped out of the Champions League qualifiers, the transfer window closing and falling five points behind their rivals after just four Premiership fixtures.
There will be plenty wanting answers from the main man and it's unlikely to be as comfortable an evening as was maybe hoped for when the event was announced back in the summer. But that comes with the territory when managing in Glasgow and you don't make the start to the season that was expected of you.
Record Sport looks at what might be coming Clement's way.
It's a question that has several answers and some of them are obvious. But it's the most pressing issue facing Clement in his bid to deliver the title to Ibrox. He's now had five attempts and failed to come out on top in any of the derbies. Even the 3-3 draw last season came courtesy of a stoppage time leveller. Celtic having better players, more money in the bank and a manager that knows exactly what's required are all valid reasons Clement could point to, but it wouldn't be prudent to publicly do so.
That's the million dollar (Forty million until the automatic Champions League group spot disappears) question. It's all very well listing reasons why things haven't gone Clement's way against Celtic, but he needs to try and convince fans he has