By Charlotte Cohen

17th Oct, 2023 | 12:51pm

'What's become of this great club?' - Rangers fans react as journalist shares Philippe Clement reveal

Rangers fans have been very critical after a journalist revealed the lengths the club had gone to during their managerial process before appointing Philippe Clement.

The Gers finally selected Michael Beale’s successor after a lengthy search and selected the former Club Brugge and Genk boss as their 19th manager.

Beale was sacked earlier this month after a poor run of form that included defeats to Celtic and Aberdeen as well as being knocked out of the Champions League.

Former player Steven Davis had taken interim charge of the club during their hunt and lost his first game in charge.

The Gers had shortlisted Kevin Muscat and Clement and had been conducting final talks with the pair, with Clement ultimately coming out on top.

But according to journalist Chris Jack (16 October), the Gers had compiled a “data-driven directory” of managers that could take over whilst Beale was still in his role.

But fans have not been impressed with the Gers’ approach.

One fan couldn’t believe that the board would treat Beale so poorly:

One fan suggested the club is going downhill and was worried about how Beale and former boss Giovanni van Bronckhorst were treated:

Another claimed there was no truth in the claims of a data driven recruitment process:

Others questioned the reliability of the data that would lead the club to Clement:

But one fan was optimistic that the club are heading in the “right direction” with the latest appointment:

In other news, Michael Beale exit could help Rangers land jackpot.