Philippe Clement tells raging Rangers fans 'I'm sorry' as shocked pundit hears clue he WON'T survive this one

It was another hammer blow for the boss as Ibrox turned toxic after a 2-0 defeat to St Mirren

Hurting Philippe Clement issued a meek apology to Rangers fans after their defeat to St Mirren – and the pundits reckon he looked a 'beaten' man who knows the axe is about to fall.

The Belgian watched his side fall to a dismal 2-0 loss against the Saints and a chorus of boos rung out around Ibrox from the few punters who were left in the stadium on the full-time whistle. Underlining the frustration was the failure to pounce on Celtic's stumble, after they lost to HIbs earlier in the day.

Clement, already under immense pressure after that Scottish Cup exit against Queen's Park two weeks ago, is now feeling the heat. Particularly with the San Francisco 49ers' investment group in advanced talks to buy a major stake in the club. It's likely a change in the dugout is coming sooner or later, and asked if he had a message for raging fans after the game, Clement said on BBC Sportsound: "I can say only sorry, and apologise for me and the team. Because this is not what Rangers teams need to show on the pitch. We all know this was by far below the standards that we all expect.

"I'm always fighting until the end. I wanted to be on the field to fight, I cannot do that, so my task is to do it from the sidelines, and to get the team in the right mindset. That was not the case today, so I need to find the solution for that."

There wasn't much fight from the boss, and even when asked if the axe may fall, he answered with a downbeat: "I'm not into hypothetical questions."

Clement's seemingly resigned tone took the radio pundits by surprise as former Partick Thistle and Clyde boss Ian McCall said: "He's obviously a thoroughly decent man, but he sounds beaten. There was a slower presentation of his words. If there is going to be a takeover, then I don't think the current board can do anything. But today. to me, seems like a full stop. You see some managers losing their jobs and you think it's wrong, with others you can see the reason.

"He sounds beaten. The players didn't show any fight for him whatsoever. I don't know where they go from here, but if I was Clement, I'd be very worried."

And Billy Dodds said: "I would be amazed (if he survives). He sounded knackered. Sometimes with a manager, you just feel it's coming and there's nothing you can do. I get the feeling that's where Clement is with his mind and his body manner. I felt that he had those thoughts in the answers to his questions."