Rangers fans turn on their own as Hotline fury boils over with entitled flops handed firm Philippe Clement defence

Hotline callers remain divided on Rangers' chances of pipping Aberdeen to second place - but Philippe Clement has found an ally amid disastrous season.

The Belgian is in a fight to keep his job after falling 11 points behind league leaders Celtic and nine adrift of the Reds in the runner's up spot. Large sections of the Ibrox support have already called for change in the dugout but Jamie Thompson, Yoker, argues that it is the Light Blues underperforming players who need to take a long. hard look at themselves. He said: "I am not surprised that these Rangers players are standing behind Clement. Most (of the) flack is amid at Clement but if these same Ranger players play same rubbish and lose on Thursday (to Nice) then supporters will turn on them. Standard of football at Ibrox is shocking worse I've seen in years."

Ibrox attendances have continued to plummet in recent weeks, with boyhood Celtic fan and current Aston Villa skipper John McGinn poking fun at the club from Govan's expense. It's a point that Stephen Mulhern, Dumbarton, agrees with and reckons it is only a matter of time before Clement pays the price. He added: "John McGinn was correct in highlighting the empty seats at ibrox and it’s now no longer a case of we are the people rather where are the people. However I think after Rangers lose the league cup final, Patrick Stewart will immediately jettison Clement and bring in a Rangers man in (Derek) McInnes and in doing so try to win over the dwindling support."

However, some Gers hotline callers still retain optimism that the team can recover and overturn a nine point deficit to finish above Aberdeen. George Wilson, West Sussex, wrote: "All we have heard for the last few weeks is the Celtic camp on here heralding