Clement had 'enough patience' - or did he 'deserve more' time?
We asked for your views on Philippe Clement's exclusive interview with BBC Scotland.The former Rangers boss said it was "a pity the board didn't have the patience" with him during his time at Ibrox.Here's what some of you said:Paul: Clement got more than enough patience, too much in fact. We as fans are happy to bide our time as long as we can see progress, but unfortunately under him we were going backwards.Peter: Spot on from Clement, finally some sense made of it all. Go with the plan, don't break it all up just because of a few bad results. Was sad to see him go.Sandy: It will never be a popular thought, but I agree with Clement. I believe he was a good coach and with time that group of players would have developed the consistency he needed. What was missing was an extra cool head on the pitch. For example, every time Leon Balogun played we were a better team.Gray: No point in moaning about not getting enough time. You don't get that with the Old Firm and that surely would have been made clear to Clement at the start of his tenure. If you don't like it, don't take the job.Stuart: Clement's comments only further confirm he did not understand the demands of Rangers and the fact he still does not understand the Queen's Park loss was monumentally embarrassing is the best evidence of that.Derek: Crazy he thinks he deserved more time and to tell us to have more patience when he dropped points left right and centre, then topped it off with a defeat to Queen's Park. No clear style and the inability to break teams down cost this man his job not the fans.Barry: Clement should've been given more time. I'd rather have him than Russell Martin or Barry Ferguson. This would've allowed him to develop players and bring in new ones. Every team has a dip, but lack of resources don't help.James: He was in a no-win situation. Board was poor and buckled under supporter pressure. However, the cup loss to Queen's Park showed his style of play wasn't working with the squad he had and that he'd lost the players. There was no coming back from that.
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