Rangers seem intent on limping their way to the end of the season with Philippe Clement steering a ship incapable of avoiding stormy waters.
The latest shipwreck came at a wet and windy Easter Road in what is a long line of sub-par away performances under the current manager.
It is a squad that is in the early stages of a rebuild, however, Clement would struggle to defend himself when you compare his record to his predecessors in the Rangers hot-seat.
Damning Philippe Clement statistic adds to Rangers woes
The Ibrox faithful is an unforgiving bunch and patience is wearing thin when it comes to the big Belgian.
After 50 league games, Clement isn’t in a good place.
In the 3-point era, Clement is the worst performing manager in terms of points per game, when you consider how many games the other bosses were in charge for, it only makes matters worse.
Giovanni van Bronckhorst and Michael Beale both had higher points per game ratios but didn’t hit the 50-league game threshold.
The great Walter Smith is an anomaly in that his first spell is lower, however, he was winning the league title every season.
| Manager | Points per game | Games in charge |
| Steven Gerrard | 2.35 | 120 |
| Walter Smith (second spell) | 2.3 | 165 |
| Alex McLeish | 2.28 | 170 |
| Dick Advocaat | 2.25 | 125 |
| Philippe Clement | 2.2 | 50 |
Add this to the current away record under Clement and Patrick Stewart would be more than justified if he were to hand the Gers boss his P45.
Should Philippe Clement be sacked?
Despite the numbers already stated, the answer isn’t a straight forward one.
Why?
Rangers home record is the best in the league, Clement is also unbeaten away from home in the Europa League and is on the verge of sealing progress to the knockout stages for the second season in a row.
He has also guided Rangers to every domestic cup final since taking over from Michael Beale, losing two in games that they really should have won and by the narrowest of margins through no fault of his own.
The away form is bad, very bad, but there have been clear signs of progress in terms of the style of play, especially from midfield and into the final third since the beginning of the season.
The drop off in quality from the regular starters and first choice XI to the rest has been shown to be too big and more suitable reinforcements could be the difference.
There are a lot of things that Clement is doing right, but how much longer can he defend or get away with the things that he is so miserably failing at?
