STEPHEN McGOWAN: There's only one thing Patrick Stewart can say to appease Rangers fans ... Clement's a goner
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Forget all the schtick about a young squad, a period of transition and the need for two or three transfer windows to get things right. Philippe Clement has promised a media update from Rangers chief executive Patrick Stewart. And the only thing the new CEO can really say to appease an irate fanbase now is that Clement is a goner. Nothing else will cut it.
![[New chief executive Patrick Stewart is set to address fans over current situation at Ibrox]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/10/15/93962071-0-image-a-4_1736522267945.jpg)
When a club has lost £17.2million and slashed the wage bill, it’s difficult to paint lipstick on a pig. Stewart might promise to bring Rangers out of the January window stronger than they started. You can put the kettle on for more talk of developing a player-trading model capable of giving Celtic a run for their money. An appeal to give the manager more time to get it right is more likely than not.
![[Igamane, centre, has been a bright spark for Rangers but even he looked dumbfounded at Dens]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/10/15/93961927-0-image-a-5_1736522324662.jpg)
That might well be the only realistic, pragmatic line to take at a time when Celtic enjoy a vast financial advantage, play Champions League football and sell players for tens of millions of pounds every year. The trouble is that supporters don’t want to hear that stuff. They’ve heard enough promises of jam tomorrow.
![[Clement cut a lonely and frustrated figure as he was jeered from the pitch on Tayside]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/10/15/93961921-0-image-a-6_1736522455080.jpg)
It's agony for Clement as his Rangers team drop more points on the road, this time at Dundee. New chief executive Patrick Stewart is set to address fans over current situation at Ibrox. Igamane, centre, has been a bright spark for Rangers but even he looked dumbfounded at Dens.
![[Rangers players Propper, left, and Cerny look crestfallen after another failure away from home]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/10/15/93961929-0-image-m-8_1736522516265.jpg)
