Depending on your footballing allegiances, the ongoing soap opera in the G52 postcode of Glasgow is either a tragedy of ancient Greek proportions, or a comedy gift that keeps on giving.

With the destination of the SPL title now a foregone conclusion, the only jeopardy left in the league appears to be between fans and decision makers at Rangers FC, over the fate of their hapless Belgian manager, Phillipe Clement.

With fans staging walkouts, issuing angry statements, and threatening boycotts, the club’s new chief executive Patrick Stewart is digging his heels in, determined to end the costly seasonal cycle of sacking managers and rebuilding squads, only to see repeated failure on the pitch.

Across the city, fans of the green team have never had so much fun, watching their bitter rivals descend ever deeper into meltdown.

Clement may have the board’s backing for now, but the reality is that his fate doesn’t lie in their hands – or in the hands of the fans, for that matter.

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Whether or not he is still in a job at the end of the season will depend on commercial considerations informed by financial modelling. Ultimately the data will tell the club whether it can afford not to sack their manager.

It’s no secret that Rangers – 13 years after emerging from administration – continues to operate on tight financial margins with a gross debt of £27.8 million, the highest........

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