For a man presented as a ‘scapegoat’ at Rugby Park, Rangers boss Philippe Clement must be wondering just why he’s not been allowed to benefit from the herd protection enjoyed by the big beasts above him at Ibrox.
Another trip to the Rugby Park, another slip-up on the awkward Ayrshire astro, another title bid on the verge of collapse before October is even out. It’s a pattern of failure that’s been going on for a decade. And yet it was the man who’s been in charge for a mere 12 months who was again shunted out to face the cameras as the real men of power and influence on Edmiston Drive stood in the shadows with mouths shut.