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Rangers fans believe the club simply cannot afford to sack Philippe Clement after they revealed losses of £17.2million.These concerning financial records trace back to Michael Beale’s tenure, during which Rangers supported their former manager with numerous signings before ultimately parting ways with him after just one year.
Unhappy with the squad he inherited, the cycle repeated itself when the 50-year-old Belgian took over and the club forked out a furtherOperating costs at Ibrox have surged to £110million, with staff costs alone accounting for £61million, as the club struggles to keep pace with arch-rivals Celtic both on and off the pitch.Six points behind Aberdeen and Celtic in the top two spots, Rangers are seriously lagging behind in the race for the Scottish Premier League title.
Get any thoughts of sacking Clement out your head, we simply can’t afford it, and forget about competing any time soon. Normally Rangers release their accounts late on a Friday afternoon. Makes you wonder why this time they did it in a Tuesday, the day before a hugely important, tough away game? There’s not a chance we will sack clement tomorrow, it would take such a heavy, heavy defeat for interim board members to even consider it. Even if we did sack him, next manager will be paid in IOU’sIf/when the time comes to sack Clement it will be gardening leave.
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