Philippe Clement on Rangers brink LIVE as 49ers takeover nears and beleaguered boss tells board they MUST decide

We've been here before, haven't we?

But the crestfallen nature of Philippe Clement's delivery when he answered the "board needs to decide" his future appeared a shift to previous embattled responses. Fans want him gone – it is plain and simple. Saturday's sobering defeat to St Mirren was the latest reminder, as if one was needed only 13 days removed from their worst ever Scottish Cup defeat to Queen's Park.

And there was genuine excitement in the air before the game with the mooted takeover led by the San Francisco 49ers and Andrew Cavenegh. But the good vibes didn't last long as Clement's side looked worse than ever and watched the Buddies make it back–to–back wins.

It surely cannot go on and Patrick Stewart made clear Clement's Euro record was keeping him in situ, however, as Rangers fans point out, 'is the man who lost to St Mirren and Queen's Park really the right man for the job anyway?"

Rangers are 13 points behind at the top, out of both Cups and diehards are finished as they urge their manager to go now – follow us LIVE for all the latest.

Rangers play against Kilmarnock on Wednesday night.

Patrick Stewart insisted the 50-year-old deserved a crack at Fenerbahce but that is not a sentiment shared by the vast majority of the Ibrox public.

Our man sums up the plight of the Belgian.

There’s been plenty of suggestions about replacing Clement with a caretaker until the end of the season. Nah – Clement IS the caretaker. There’s no way the Belgian is going to be part of the new American dream.

Not when watching his Rangers side has become a total nightmare for fans. When the fourth official announced nine extra minutes at the end, the HOME fans booed. They wanted this over – and are crying out for a fresh start.