I have imaginary Rangers conversation running through my mind for an AGM with incendiary ingredients – Hugh Keevins

I asked the question here a couple of weeks ago.

What if Rangers beat Celtic in the Premier Sports Cup Final in two weeks’ time? Now, in the wake of Thursday night’s remarkable result against Nice, I upgrade my inquiry. What if Philippe Clement wins the Europa League too?

Rangers’ new CEO Patrick Stewart is, so the popular rumour goes, starting work on December 16 so he can make the sacking of Clement his first task in the wake of a cup final defeat at the hands of their greatest rivals.

He might instead be required to organise a service of repentance at Ibrox and invite those who have crucified, vilified and loudly decried the Belgian to publicly acknowledge, and apologise for, the error of their ways.

Ally McCoist’s spectacular soundbite about Rangers fans not doing “walking away” was accurate when he said it over a decade ago.

But the present-day reality is fans have been evacuating Ibrox as if a siren had gone off and blamed Clement for driving them away.

An accurate reading of where public opinion stands now relative to the manager’s standing will be able to be taken when Rangers hold their AGM on Thursday. A gathering that the new CEO will not attend despite Clement admitting they have already had extensive talks.

This sounds to me like someone who has started work but has decided to body swerve a gathering where people will be in the firing line for matters which have nothing to do with him, thanks very much.

Being an unrepentant cynic, I have this imaginary conversation running through my mind where Stewart says to John Gilligan, the interim chairman at Ibrox: “When is your AGM?” Gilligan replies: “The fifth of December, Patrick.” The conversation ends with Stewart saying, “Right, I’ll see you on the 16th of the