Clement urges Rangers to show 'more patience'

Former Rangers head Philippe Clement has urged nan nine and its supporters to show "more patience" pinch caller caput coach Russell Martin successful bid to situation Celtic's power of Scottish football.

Since Belgian Clement was sacked successful February, a USA-based consortium has completed a takeover and installed erstwhile Southampton leader Martin arsenic his imperishable successor.

In his first UK question and reply since leaving Ibrox, Clement told BBC Scotland location needs to beryllium much stableness astatine Ibrox to bring success.

The 51-year-old was asked really important it was for Martin to make a beardown commencement fixed scepticism astir his appointment.

"I deliberation it's ever important but I deliberation it's for nan fans besides important that they support nan manager," Clement said.

"I deliberation it's nan only measurement to besides adjacent nan spread if location are, successful moments, much patience.

"Stick pinch nan team, instrumentality pinch nan manager, instrumentality pinch nan board. All together you had astonishing things successful nan past erstwhile nan nine was financially overmuch amended than it was nan past mates of years.

"I dream nan owners tin thief to get to that level again."

Clement replaced Michael Beale arsenic Rangers head successful October 2023 and won nan League Cup 2 months later.

However, aft losing nan convention and Scottish Cup last to Celtic that season, past word nan Ibrox nine slipped further disconnected nan gait and they were dumped retired of nan cup by second-tier Queen's Park.

Barry Ferguson saw retired nan play arsenic interim caput coach earlier nan takeover was completed astatine nan extremity of May.

"A batch of things person changed successful nan nine successful nan past twelvemonth aliases nan past fewer years," Clement added.

"The main point is nan nine has stableness to activity successful a bully measurement pinch nan players, pinch staff, pinch everybody successful nan nine to person a accordant story.

"I deliberation that is nan large portion that nan nine has been lacking for years already."

Clement admitted he could not foretell what challenges 39-year-old Martin would look but recalled his ain acquisition of taking complete from Beale successful autumn 2023.

"The first fewer days were hectic because you came successful nan mediate of a season," he said. "It was already October, a batch of games were played already.

"The nine was not successful a bully business truthful nan first point you want to spot is to speak pinch nan players, really they felt astir things, and first pinch your captain.

"Of course, to speak pinch him astir nan nine and what was going connected and why they didn't get nan results they should have."

You tin perceive to nan afloat question and reply pinch Philippe Clement connected Sportsound connected Sunday, 8 June connected BBC Radio Scotland from 1400 BST.