Unflustered Philippe Clement refused to get worked up over the Union Bears’ walkout – saying it’s up to his players to give the fans what they want to see.
The noisy Rangers supporters’ group planned a walkout protest on 55 minutes during the clash with St Johnstone and went through with it even as they cruised to a 3-1 victory over Simo Valakari’s team. They urged every supporter to join them, but very few outside the ultras section did, and loud boos were directed towards the section of fans who did walk out on the team.
It sparked a split among the fans and Clement recognised after the match there were two ‘different’ approaches on show at Ibrox. Asked about the walkout after his team got back to winning ways, the boss said on BBC Sportsound: “I understand that that fans are not happy with our away record. I’m also not totally not.
“Clearly it was two different ways (of supporting the team). A lot of fans stick to the team and support them, some fans want to show their disappointment. So it’s important to give the fans what they want to see and then everything will will go back to normal.”