Kevin Muscat rewarded for sticking to his guns amid Rangers SOS as Philippe Clement told the one excuse he can’t have
The Shanghai Port boss has been floated as a potential successor to under-pressure Clement
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Shanghai Port boss Kevin Muscat insisted he wasn’t looking any further ahead than the next game amid a clamour for him to take over at Rangers.
And the Australian has been reward with a crucial victory in the Asian Champions League amid escalating pressure on Philippe Clement – the man who landed the Ibrox hot seat ahead of Muscat. After Michael Beale was shown the door in October last year, then Yokohama F. Marinos manager Muscat emerged as one of the frontrunners and spoke to the Scottish Premiership giants before they opted to go with the Belgian.
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Philippe Clement told how long he has to save his Rangers career as reality of ‘high stakes position’ sets in
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Fuming Kris Boyd goes into full Rangers meltdown as he declares ‘this isn’t working’ before Chris Sutton stonewall
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5 transfer ‘targets’ that meet Rangers necessity as Nils Koppen tells fans exactly what Ibrox needs
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Why Philippe Clement was right about Rangers missing John Lundstram as Barry Ferguson fear comes to pass
There’s one emerging Rangers good news story I needed after multiple kicks in the teeth – Barry Ferguson
There’s one emerging Rangers good news story I needed after multiple kicks in the teeth – Barry Ferguson
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3 Rangers runners could trap as three horse race prospect arises after Celtic and Aberdeen dead heat
Jack Butland ‘hung out to dry’ by Philippe Clement as Rangers fans detect return fire after boss keeps the receipts
Jack Butland ‘hung out to dry’ by Philippe Clement as Rangers fans detect return fire after boss keeps the receipts
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Differing Rangers fortunes revealed on 5 injuries as Danilo update gets punters buzzing ahead of 21 defining days
We are so sorry Kevin Muscat – Rangers fans stage Hotline intervention as they beg scorned boss for a second chance
We are so sorry Kevin Muscat – Rangers fans stage Hotline intervention as they beg scorned boss for a second chance
I know how Aberdeen can end the title sniping behind their backs and it doesn’t end with Celtic acid test – Chris Sutton
I know how Aberdeen can end the title sniping behind their backs and it doesn’t end with Celtic acid test – Chris Sutton
Rangers BOTTOM of the league for startling fact as Rugby Park blank sees recurring nightmare happen again
Rangers BOTTOM of the league for startling fact as Rugby Park blank sees recurring nightmare happen again
Rangers flop in title acid test as Kilmarnock play party poopers during Clement anniversary bash – 3 talking points
Rangers flop in title acid test as Kilmarnock play party poopers during Clement anniversary bash – 3 talking points
Philippe Clement gets formal Rangers goodbye as Hotline sniper demands 3 figures return to root out ‘losers and duds’
Philippe Clement gets formal Rangers goodbye as Hotline sniper demands 3 figures return to root out ‘losers and duds’
Brendan Rodgers accused of Aberdeen sin in telling Celtic interview as ‘marginal’ VAR reminder clamps narrative
Brendan Rodgers accused of Aberdeen sin in telling Celtic interview as ‘marginal’ VAR reminder clamps narrative
Brendan Rodgers names the Aberdeen ‘luxury’ that Celtic are missing as he caveats title contenders label
Brendan Rodgers names the Aberdeen ‘luxury’ that Celtic are missing as he caveats title contenders label
Philippe Clement reveals incredible lengths he’ll go to as Rangers boss called in a boffin at season-saving tribunal
Philippe Clement reveals incredible lengths he’ll go to as Rangers boss called in a boffin at season-saving tribunal
Clement arrived at Rangers looking like he’d cook up something special but fans are growing fed up with bland servings
Clement arrived at Rangers looking like he’d cook up something special but fans are growing fed up with bland servings
Philippe Clement is Rangers manager by default but this cannot continue for ever – Keith Jackson
Philippe Clement is Rangers manager by default but this cannot continue for ever – Keith Jackson
Sheet hits the fan at Rangers as angry Bears spark game of guess the scapegoat – an Ibrox crisis blown open
Sheet hits the fan at Rangers as angry Bears spark game of guess the scapegoat – an Ibrox crisis blown open
Kevin Muscat to Rangers clamour may have answer as Philippe Clement told 4 reasons he is ‘under huge pressure’
Kevin Muscat to Rangers clamour may have answer as Philippe Clement told 4 reasons he is ‘under huge pressure’
Philippe Clement told how long he has to save his Rangers career as reality of ‘high stakes position’ sets in
Philippe Clement told how long he has to save his Rangers career as reality of ‘high stakes position’ sets in
Fuming Kris Boyd goes into full Rangers meltdown as he declares ‘this isn’t working’ before Chris Sutton stonewall
Fuming Kris Boyd goes into full Rangers meltdown as he declares ‘this isn’t working’ before Chris Sutton stonewall
5 transfer ‘targets’ that meet Rangers necessity as Nils Koppen tells fans exactly what Ibrox needs
5 transfer ‘targets’ that meet Rangers necessity as Nils Koppen tells fans exactly what Ibrox needs
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Why Philippe Clement was right about Rangers missing John Lundstram as Barry Ferguson fear comes to pass
There’s one emerging Rangers good news story I needed after multiple kicks in the teeth – Barry Ferguson
There’s one emerging Rangers good news story I needed after multiple kicks in the teeth – Barry Ferguson
3 Rangers runners could trap as three horse race prospect arises after Celtic and Aberdeen dead heat
3 Rangers runners could trap as three horse race prospect arises after Celtic and Aberdeen dead heat
Jack Butland ‘hung out to dry’ by Philippe Clement as Rangers fans detect return fire after boss keeps the receipts
Jack Butland ‘hung out to dry’ by Philippe Clement as Rangers fans detect return fire after boss keeps the receipts
Differing Rangers fortunes revealed on 5 injuries as Danilo update gets punters buzzing ahead of 21 defining days
Differing Rangers fortunes revealed on 5 injuries as Danilo update gets punters buzzing ahead of 21 defining days
We are so sorry Kevin Muscat – Rangers fans stage Hotline intervention as they beg scorned boss for a second chance
We are so sorry Kevin Muscat – Rangers fans stage Hotline intervention as they beg scorned boss for a second chance
I know how Aberdeen can end the title sniping behind their backs and it doesn’t end with Celtic acid test – Chris Sutton
I know how Aberdeen can end the title sniping behind their backs and it doesn’t end with Celtic acid test – Chris Sutton
Rangers BOTTOM of the league for startling fact as Rugby Park blank sees recurring nightmare happen again
Rangers BOTTOM of the league for startling fact as Rugby Park blank sees recurring nightmare happen again
Rangers flop in title acid test as Kilmarnock play party poopers during Clement anniversary bash – 3 talking points
Rangers flop in title acid test as Kilmarnock play party poopers during Clement anniversary bash – 3 talking points
Philippe Clement gets formal Rangers goodbye as Hotline sniper demands 3 figures return to root out ‘losers and duds’
Philippe Clement gets formal Rangers goodbye as Hotline sniper demands 3 figures return to root out ‘losers and duds’
Brendan Rodgers accused of Aberdeen sin in telling Celtic interview as ‘marginal’ VAR reminder clamps narrative
Brendan Rodgers accused of Aberdeen sin in telling Celtic interview as ‘marginal’ VAR reminder clamps narrative
Brendan Rodgers names the Aberdeen ‘luxury’ that Celtic are missing as he caveats title contenders label
Brendan Rodgers names the Aberdeen ‘luxury’ that Celtic are missing as he caveats title contenders label
Philippe Clement reveals incredible lengths he’ll go to as Rangers boss called in a boffin at season-saving tribunal
Philippe Clement reveals incredible lengths he’ll go to as Rangers boss called in a boffin at season-saving tribunal
Clement arrived at Rangers looking like he’d cook up something special but fans are growing fed up with bland servings
Clement arrived at Rangers looking like he’d cook up something special but fans are growing fed up with bland servings
Philippe Clement is Rangers manager by default but this cannot continue for ever – Keith Jackson
Philippe Clement is Rangers manager by default but this cannot continue for ever – Keith Jackson
Sheet hits the fan at Rangers as angry Bears spark game of guess the scapegoat – an Ibrox crisis blown open
Sheet hits the fan at Rangers as angry Bears spark game of guess the scapegoat – an Ibrox crisis blown open
Kevin Muscat to Rangers clamour may have answer as Philippe Clement told 4 reasons he is ‘under huge pressure’
Kevin Muscat to Rangers clamour may have answer as Philippe Clement told 4 reasons he is ‘under huge pressure’
Philippe Clement told how long he has to save his Rangers career as reality of ‘high stakes position’ sets in
Philippe Clement told how long he has to save his Rangers career as reality of ‘high stakes position’ sets in
Fuming Kris Boyd goes into full Rangers meltdown as he declares ‘this isn’t working’ before Chris Sutton stonewall
Fuming Kris Boyd goes into full Rangers meltdown as he declares ‘this isn’t working’ before Chris Sutton stonewall
5 transfer ‘targets’ that meet Rangers necessity as Nils Koppen tells fans exactly what Ibrox needs
5 transfer ‘targets’ that meet Rangers necessity as Nils Koppen tells fans exactly what Ibrox needs
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Why Philippe Clement was right about Rangers missing John Lundstram as Barry Ferguson fear comes to pass
There’s one emerging Rangers good news story I needed after multiple kicks in the teeth – Barry Ferguson
There’s one emerging Rangers good news story I needed after multiple kicks in the teeth – Barry Ferguson
3 Rangers runners could trap as three horse race prospect arises after Celtic and Aberdeen dead heat
3 Rangers runners could trap as three horse race prospect arises after Celtic and Aberdeen dead heat
Jack Butland ‘hung out to dry’ by Philippe Clement as Rangers fans detect return fire after boss keeps the receipts
Jack Butland ‘hung out to dry’ by Philippe Clement as Rangers fans detect return fire after boss keeps the receipts
Differing Rangers fortunes revealed on 5 injuries as Danilo update gets punters buzzing ahead of 21 defining days
Differing Rangers fortunes revealed on 5 injuries as Danilo update gets punters buzzing ahead of 21 defining days
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We are so sorry Kevin Muscat – Rangers fans stage Hotline intervention as they beg scorned boss for a second chance
I know how Aberdeen can end the title sniping behind their backs and it doesn’t end with Celtic acid test – Chris Sutton
I know how Aberdeen can end the title sniping behind their backs and it doesn’t end with Celtic acid test – Chris Sutton
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Rangers BOTTOM of the league for startling fact as Rugby Park blank sees recurring nightmare happen again
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Rangers flop in title acid test as Kilmarnock play party poopers during Clement anniversary bash – 3 talking points
Philippe Clement gets formal Rangers goodbye as Hotline sniper demands 3 figures return to root out ‘losers and duds’
Philippe Clement gets formal Rangers goodbye as Hotline sniper demands 3 figures return to root out ‘losers and duds’
Brendan Rodgers accused of Aberdeen sin in telling Celtic interview as ‘marginal’ VAR reminder clamps narrative
Brendan Rodgers accused of Aberdeen sin in telling Celtic interview as ‘marginal’ VAR reminder clamps narrative
Brendan Rodgers names the Aberdeen ‘luxury’ that Celtic are missing as he caveats title contenders label
Brendan Rodgers names the Aberdeen ‘luxury’ that Celtic are missing as he caveats title contenders label
Philippe Clement reveals incredible lengths he’ll go to as Rangers boss called in a boffin at season-saving tribunal
Philippe Clement reveals incredible lengths he’ll go to as Rangers boss called in a boffin at season-saving tribunal
Clement arrived at Rangers looking like he’d cook up something special but fans are growing fed up with bland servings
Clement arrived at Rangers looking like he’d cook up something special but fans are growing fed up with bland servings
Philippe Clement is Rangers manager by default but this cannot continue for ever – Keith Jackson
Philippe Clement is Rangers manager by default but this cannot continue for ever – Keith Jackson
Sheet hits the fan at Rangers as angry Bears spark game of guess the scapegoat – an Ibrox crisis blown open
Sheet hits the fan at Rangers as angry Bears spark game of guess the scapegoat – an Ibrox crisis blown open
Despite Muscat’s ally Craig Moore insisting that the door was now closed on a move to the Light Blues, Rangers fans have still floated the potential arrival with the Chinese League season running until December. But going into the massive clash with Central Coast Mariners in the continental competition Muscat was keen to stick to his philosophy focus on the upcoming game and tuning out outside noise.
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After defeat to Chengdu Rongcheng saw Shanghai overtaken at the Super League summit last weekend, Muscat insisted he was laser focussed: “I think it’s important that we have not given any thought to Sunday’s game. For ourselves, it hasn’t happened all season where we have been disappointed in a performance as we have in the last game, so what is important is to focus on tomorrow night’s game (against Central Coast Mariners) and that we get back into our rhythm.
“Get back to being aggressive and not passive, taking risks and opportunities. That is what is important. A good performance will lead to positives later on, but we can’t focus on too far ahead.”
The attitude of the boss was rewarded with a 3-2 win over the A-League side – kickstarting their Group A campaign by securing a first win. But while Muscat’s stock is rising, Clement is facing increased scrutiny.
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Defeat to Kilmarnock has proven to be the final straw for a number of fans, while Clement has insisted his team need to be allowed time to gel after a hectic summer recruitment drive. Former Gers’ hero Andy Halliday clamped that logic – as he pointed to the flying start of a revamped Aberdeen side under Jimmy Thelin.
Halliday told Clyde 1 Superscoreboard: “Philippe Clement stated just a few weeks ago that he needs time. He’s obviously got new players and he’s integrating a new squad and you’ll probably start to see the best of his squad in October.
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Philippe Clement told how long he has to save his Rangers career as reality of ‘high stakes position’ sets in
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Fuming Kris Boyd goes into full Rangers meltdown as he declares ‘this isn’t working’ before Chris Sutton stonewall
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5 transfer ‘targets’ that meet Rangers necessity as Nils Koppen tells fans exactly what Ibrox needs
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Why Philippe Clement was right about Rangers missing John Lundstram as Barry Ferguson fear comes to pass
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There’s one emerging Rangers good news story I needed after multiple kicks in the teeth – Barry Ferguson
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3 Rangers runners could trap as three horse race prospect arises after Celtic and Aberdeen dead heat
Jack Butland ‘hung out to dry’ by Philippe Clement as Rangers fans detect return fire after boss keeps the receipts
Jack Butland ‘hung out to dry’ by Philippe Clement as Rangers fans detect return fire after boss keeps the receipts
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Differing Rangers fortunes revealed on 5 injuries as Danilo update gets punters buzzing ahead of 21 defining days
We are so sorry Kevin Muscat – Rangers fans stage Hotline intervention as they beg scorned boss for a second chance
We are so sorry Kevin Muscat – Rangers fans stage Hotline intervention as they beg scorned boss for a second chance
I know how Aberdeen can end the title sniping behind their backs and it doesn’t end with Celtic acid test – Chris Sutton
I know how Aberdeen can end the title sniping behind their backs and it doesn’t end with Celtic acid test – Chris Sutton
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Rangers BOTTOM of the league for startling fact as Rugby Park blank sees recurring nightmare happen again
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Rangers flop in title acid test as Kilmarnock play party poopers during Clement annivers
