In a week that has brought rare glimpses of positivity in an otherwise dismal season for the Glasgow side, Rangers plummeted to new lows yesterday on the receiving end of an embarrassing 2-0 defeat to St Mirren. SNN Sports understands that Rangers are set to end their 16-month association with their Belgian coach, Philippe Clement.

Jubilant wouldn’t be a phrase you’d hear recited around the streets and pubs frequented by loyal supporters of Rangers. But this week did bring some glimmer of excitement in the form of new billionaire owners, and the fantasy that brings with it.

In the time it took me to type the above paragraphs, that positivity came crashing down to earth at the hands of a well-drilled and organised St Mirren side – more accurately 90 minutes, but who’s counting. Rangers went into this fixture with the rare insight knowing their Glasgow rivals had dropped points against Hibs, and this would be a real opportunity to close the gap, albeit to a mammoth 10 points – still an insurmountable challenge, but it is better than 13 points.

What followed can only be described as an implosion of biblical proportions, and when referee Kevin Clancy finally ended the misery for the fans who decided to stay out of curiosity of how bad it could get, the scoreboards around Ibrox displayed a resounding 2-0 victory to the visitors from Paisley.

Clement made a noticeable swift exit down the tunnel, and the press conference afterwards didn’t exude a wave of positivity from the coach. His usual positive and adamant rhetoric had dissipated into a diatribe from a man who could see the writing on the proverbial wall behind the camera crews and journalists.

It now looks like it is time for Rangers to go again with their rebuild under a new manager… another rebuild, another new manager.

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