Philippe Clement reading from Rangers horror movie script that spelled the tear-filled end for ex Ibrox boss
dailyrecord.co.ukRangers fans can be forgiven for thinking they’ve seen this season’s horror movie before - because they have.A campaign played out against a grim backdrop of budget cuts which starts with the disintegration of their team’s domestic form, leaving the boss under pressure.
But with a remarkable plot twist, the same struggling side somehow also embarks on a remarkable run to the knockout stages in Europe.Sounds familiar right?
That’s because the script Philippe Clement is reading from is virtually identical to the one which spelled out the end of Alex McLeish’s Ibrox story.
It will be 20 years this summer since Big Eck’s team, still soaring from their Helicopter Sunday thrill ride just a few weeks earlier, kicked off season 2005/06.But a squad that had gone to the final few seconds of the previous campaign in order to snatch the title away from Martin O’Neill’s Celtic barely made it to Christmas before surrendering all hope.
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