Philippe Clement is Rangers straight talker and Souness summit showing means he'll do for me - Barry Ferguson

First impressions first, I’ve got to say I’ve been impressed by what Philippe Clement has had to say for himself in his first few days as Rangers boss.

I’ve sat down and watched the couple of interviews he’s given this week as well as the press conference held during his official Blue Room unveiling and he seems like a straight talker to me.Some guys manage to twist themselves in circles during these sit downs with the media and it usually comes back to bite them. But from what I’ve seen of Clement so far, I’m encouraged.

As a player, you want your manager to give you clear instructions and Clement doesn’t look like the kind of guy who is going to leave you wondering about what he expects on and off the park. It’s been interesting to hear from James Bisgrove on how he and the board sought out Graeme Souness’ advice and assistance while going through the interview process.

From what the chief executive has told us, it seems like my old Blackburn boss and the Belgian went at it during their talks in London, exchanging views and challenging each other on how they see the future of Rangers panning out.

And believe me, anyone who can stand up to Graeme Souness and hold their own when he’s in full flow deserves serious consideration. I was really excited to sign for Souey when he asked me to join him at Ewood Park back in 2003.

I didn’t get the kind of grilling Clement got last week during the transfer negotiations but I saw for myself how forceful he was when he wanted to put his point across. I’ll be honest, my first couple of games down there for Rovers were bang average and he didn’t hang about telling me what he thought.

Blackburn had shelled out £7.5million to buy me from Rangers and he expected value for his money. But