Unthinkable not to win it. A travesty if they lose.When a mild-mannered guy like Jamie Murphy starts using those words about Rangers in a semi-final, you know they’re in trouble.
But the former Ibrox winger knows it’s reaching breaking point now for Philippe Clement. Gers’ damaging defeat to Aberdeen at Pittodrie – as well as the manager’s bizarre post-match comments – have piled on the pressure ahead of today’s Hampden clash with another of Murphy’s old clubs, Motherwell.Clement is feeling the heat.
It feels like the Belgian is now surviving on a game-by-game basis, knowing one more disaster might spell the end for him in Glasgow.
Murphy isn’t privy to what’s going on at Auchenhowie these days. But he has been there during tough times.When he arrived at the club in January 2018, Graeme Murty was in temporary charge – with a League Cup semi-final loss to Motherwell contributing to Pedro Caixinha getting the boot.
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