Philippe Clement raises Hotline eyebrows with his Q&A as Rangers boss told he’s spouting 'garbage'

Ibrox boss Philippe Clement sat down for a Q&A with the Rangers support as he broke cover for the first time since his side’s Old Firm disaster.

But the punters ringing the Hotline had to mind their Ps and Qs as they reacted to what the big Belgian had to say. Robert Livingstone, Palm Beach, was first on the blower, saying: “What absolute garbage from Clement's mouth when he says some new players need three to six months to come through. When will the fans wake up to this rubbish?

“There’s plenty quality professional players available right now in the SPFL who could walk into this Gers side and hit the ground running. The fans know who they are, but Clement just plain refuses to have them. He’d rather have Nils Koppen bring in low-cost players he knows well from Dutch and Belgium leagues. The fans are also unhappy about Ianis Hagi being frozen out. I agree with his dad, you wouldn't treat a dog the way Clement’s treated Hagi. He has absolutely no man-management skills.”

Celtic fan Stephen Mulhern, Dumbarton , said: “Of course Philippe Clement had to say that Rangers can still win the title in his forum the other night but highlighting Connor Barron as an example showed the difference in the two squads, with our £11million Belgium international Arne Engels about to take the SPFL by storm.”

Clement isn’t the only boss under-fire these days, with Steve Clarke still ducking for cover after Scotland's double defeat in their Nations League openers. Jim Frye, Stevenston , said: “I totally agree it’s time Steve Clarke resigned. How can a manager watch his team under so much pressure, especially in midfield as the guys had worked their socks off against Portugal, wait until 86 minutes before introducing fresh legs?

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