TOTAL CHAOS IN FINAL MONTHS AT GERS WAS SO FRUSTRATING

Big Phil claims boardroom turmoil cost him his job at Ibrox

- BY ANDY NEWPORT

SACKED Ibrox gaffer Philippe Clement claims his bid to rebuild Rangers was wrecked by total chaos in the boardroom.

The Belgian replaced Michael Beale in October 2023 but lasted just 16 months before being axed himself.

A catastrophic Scottish Cup exit to Queen's Park in February left the former Club Brugge and Monaco gaffer clinging to his job. But the final straw came a fortnight later as Clement's side slipped up again at home to St Mirren.

But the 51-year-old believes his chances of surviving were undone by turmoil around the directors' table.

Gers' preparations last summer were wrecked by a construction cock-up which forced the team to play the first month of the campaign at Hampden, while the club was left rudderless when both chairman John Bennett and chief exec James Bisgrove quit within weeks of each other.

"That's the frustration, the frustrating part of the story," Clement told BBC Scotland's Sacked in the Morning podcast.