Philippe Clement tells raging Rangers fans 'I'm sorry' as shocked pundit hears clue he WON'T survive this one

Hurting Philippe Clement issued a meek apology to Rangers fans after their defeat to St Mirren – and the pundits reckon he looked a 'beaten' man who knows the axe is about to fall.

The Belgian watched his side fall to a dismal 2-0 loss against the Saints and a chorus of boos rung out around Ibrox from the few punters who were left in the stadium on the full-time whistle. Underlining the frustration was the failure to pounce on Celtic's stumble, after they lost to HIbs earlier in the day.

Clement, already under immense pressure after that Scottish Cup exit against Queen's Park two weeks ago, is now feeling the heat. Particularly with the San Francisco 49ers' investment group in advanced talks to buy a major stake in the club. It's likely a change in the dugout is coming sooner or later, and asked if he had a message for raging fans after the game, Clement said on BBC Sportsound: "I can say only sorry, and apologise for me and the team. Because this is not what Rangers teams need to show on the pitch. We all know this was by far below the standards that we all expect.

"I'm always fighting until the end. I wanted to be on the field to fight, I cannot do that, so my task is to do it from the sidelines, and to get the team in the right mindset. That was not the case today, so I need to find the solution for that."

There wasn't much fight from the boss, and even when asked if the axe may fall, he answered with a downbeat: "I'm not into hypothetical questions."

Clement's seemingly resigned tone took the radio pundits by surprise as former Partick Thistle and Clyde boss Ian McCall said: "He's obviously a thoroughly decent man, but he sounds beaten. There was a slower presentation of his words. If there is going to be a