Every word of Philippe Clement's bullish Rangers press conference from fan tirade address to spiky 'final act' exchange

Defiant Philippe Clement has come out swinging over his Rangers future with pressure skyrocketing on the boss.

In the wake of the shock Scottish Cup exit at the hands of Queen's Park, calls for the Belgian to leave his post have ramped up from the disappointed Ibrox faithful - with the prospect of a trophyless campaign becoming a very real reality for the Ibrox faithful. The Rangers gaffer fielded a host of tough questions over his long-term prospects in the hot seat ahead of this weekend's clash with Hearts at his Friday press conference.

He fronted up to talks with CEO Patrick Stewart in the wake of the defeat to the Scottish Championship side while admitting he's been "hurt" by the stinging abuse he's received since the cup shocker. He had to run a gauntlet of rage on his way out of the ground last week, with a viral social media clip capturing the moment when one furious supporter overstepped the score with a foul-mouthed tirade. While admitting he understood the anger from fans he insisted he has no plans to walk away. He is every word from the Rangers boss before the clash with Hearts:

What's your reaction to the result at the weekend?

"I came as fast as possible to react, to do the right things, to give the fans the right things also. So it's a week in that sense and I spoke with Patrick, like after every game. So nothing special towards other weeks."

Any communication with the board or anything specifically about your job? There's obviously a lot of focus on that, given the magnitude of the result, given what Patrick said a month ago about not offering a cast-iron guarantees?

"Not one manager in the world has guarantees. Maybe (Pep) Guardiola in Man City, but he deserves it also after all the things he