Three times Barry Ferguson reacted to Philippe Clement criticism with one nagging Rangers concern

The king is dead, long live the king. Barry Ferguson is the new sheriff in town with the Rangers legend chosen to pick up the pieces Philippe Clement left behind. 

This time last year when his side was top of the league, becoming Rangers manager was the last thing that the former skipper would have expected, however, here we are.

For the past few years, Ferguson has been passing judgement on all things Rangers, including Clement, and here are some of the highlights.

Unlike Kris Boyd, Ferguson has largely been supportive of the sacked boss, but HE did have one specific area of concern.

What were Barry Ferguson’s initial thoughts of Philippe Clement?

After just a couple of games, Ferguson, via The Daily Record, was impressed with the turnaround in fortunes that Clement managed to get out of the Rangers squad:

“Philippe Clement is just days in the door at Ibrox but I’m convinced he’s the straight man Rangers have been crying out for.

“He’s brought a bit of gravitas and class to the job and to use an old expression – I like the cut of his jib. Rewind to last weekend when he was asked if he was impressed with the performance against Hibs and the reporter claimed it could have been the best of the season so far.

“His reply was very straight, he said ‘impressed’ was a big word and would prefer to use the word, ‘happy”.

“It was great to hear a sober response from him. He knows the size of the task he has taken on and is well aware of what needs to be done both domestically and in Europe in the months ahead. Two games down and two decent performances but he’s playing it all low key.