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PHILIPPE CLEMENT’S time as Rangers manager is coming to an end.
Attention will now very quickly turn to exactly who could replace him at Ibrox.
SunSport were first to exclusively reveal that Clement is to be SACKED by Rangers.
Saturday’s 2-0 home defeat to St Mirren has proved the final straw for Ibrox chiefs.
The 50-year old Belgian has been under severe pressure for some time and official confirmation from the club is expected that the club have pulled the trigger.
Clement‘s spell at Ibrox started off well with a League Cup triumph a matter of weeks into his reign.
But an unexpected title challenge ended up collapsing towards the end of last season and this time around, the Gers have never been in the hunt.
The Gers trail Celtic by 13 points in the league, have already lost the League Cup Final and were dumped out of the Scottish Cup by Queen’s Park in humiliating fashion.
That defeat to the Buddies on Saturday will signal the end of Clement’s tenure.
There is of course plenty going on at Ibrox with the dramatic takeover talks between 49ers Enterprises – the financial arm of the San Francisco 49ers – and current Gers chiefs ongoing.
A stunning US takeover the Ibrox club looks set to go through in the coming months.
So a decision on who will be Clement’s long term replacement as Rangers manager will likely wait but as you can imagine, interest will be huge.
The early favourite for the role is Steven Gerrard.
It would be a sensational return to Ibrox for the 44-year old who is currently out of work after leaving Saudi club Al-Ettifaq.
Gerrard was of course in charge of Rangers between 2018 and 2021 and led the club to a first league title in a decade.
Just a few months after leading the Light Blues to the championship, Gerrard left to take over at Aston Villa.
He was sacked after less than a year in charge before making the move to Saudi Arabia in 2023, with that spell coming to an end earlier this year.
Betting experts OLBG have revealed Gerrard is the current FAVOURITE to take the helm and make a stunning return to Scottish football.
Steven Gerrard 4/1
Russell Martin 5/1
Kevin Muscat 6/1
Gary O’Neil 6/1
Steve Cooper 8/1
Source: OLBG – as of 8pm on February 23
The former Liverpool and England captain is priced at 4/1.
Just behind him, it’s two former Rangers PLAYERS who are also in the frame.
Russell Martin is out of work after being sacked by Southampton.
The former Scotland international had a brief loan spell at Rangers in 2018 and is priced at 5/1 to make a return to the club as manager.
Just behind him at 6/1 is Kevin Muscat, the man who Clement beat to the job towards the end of 2023.
Muscat is currently in China with Shanghai Port.
Two former English Premier League bosses are next in the list, with Gary O’Neil (6/1) and Steve Cooper (8/1) rounding-off the top five.
Keep up to date with ALL the latest news and transfers at the Scottish Sun football page
SEVEN years after hanging up his headphones for the final time on Radio 1’s Breakfast Show, Nick Grimshaw is ready to wake up the nation again.
Today he kicks off his brand-new show on 6 Music after taking over the role from his good pal Lauren Laverne — and despite having to set his alarm for 5.45am, Nick assures me the new full-time slot is a breeze compared with his hedonistic days in the studio next door.
“Radio 1 Breakfast was so high-octane, I’d always feel knackered when I left,” Nick tells me across the desk in his new home at Broadcasting House.
“I wouldn’t want to speak to anyone else for the rest of the day.”
But he adds: “6 Music is a softer place to land. It’s a different pace. We’re starting the new show at 7am. At Radio 1 it was 6.30am so this feels leisurely.
“Plus, I see those freaks on Instagram who are like, ‘Start your day at 5am!’
“I feel like starting my day at 5.45am isn’t that bad — and I am totally wrapped up by 10am.”
Nick then breaks off politely as he picks up the phone to his mum Eileen, his legendary sidekick who fans often see on Instagram.
“I’m just sorting her an Uber,” Nick says. “Her phone is so old the app does not work.
“And she only wants a driver with five stars.”
With Mother Grimshaw safely in her taxi, we continue our chat and Nick tells me how 6 Music — where he has taken over since Lauren underwent treatment for cancer — has always been a favourite of his.
He says: “I first did 6 at Glastonbury with Beth Ditto who was brilliant but unruly, shall we say.
“I never thought they’d ask me back after that but when Lauren was ill they asked if I could cover.
“Now Lauren has a new slot at the station and I am on Breakfast.
“I’ve always listened to 6 Music — I love it and it feels like home. Beth is with me too.
“I want her as sort of an agony aunt for the show.”
And Nick asks: “Is there a problem you’d like Beth to solve, Ellie?” Racking my brain, I tell Nick I’m looking to rescue a dog.
“The BBC used to let you bring them in and now they don’t,” Nick says, before adding, with a cheeky glint flashing in his eye: “Sara Cox’s dog chewed through a wire.”
During his time at 6 Music, Nick has already clocked up a load of top celebrity guests on his show including Keira Knightley, Jesse Eisenberg and Eddie Redmayne.
And there are plenty more to come, including Sir Elton John — who Nick joined at his home in Windsor last year with rising Scots star Jacob Alon.
“I had an existential crisis when I was in Elton’s house,” Nick recalls.
“When you interview him, it’s like if you interviewed Madonna in a conical bra.
“He wore the suit and he has the hair and the glasses.
“I was listening to him talking to Jacob about the music he loves, like Kneecap and Fontaines DC, and in my head I was like, ‘Wow, I am in your house’. I started to freak out a little bit.”
As he launches his new show today, Nick has plenty more big-name celebs booked in to shoot the breeze with.
“We’ve got a mix of new artists and legends,” he says.
“ShyGirl is coming on, Paul Simonon from The Clash and Goldie.
“Goldie is really into yoga and he’s trying to make me go with him.
“I’d be so zen after that.”
I reckon a daily downward dog would certainly make that 5.45am alarm even more of a breeze, Nick.
FRIDAY: Blackpink’s Lisa will lead the new releases with her debut solo album Alter Ego, while there will be other new records from Sports Team, Andy Bell, Banks and ShyGirl.
SATURDAY: Sabrina Carpenter, Teddy Swims, Shaboozey and Jade will be among the acts at the Brit Awards, live on ITV1 from 8.15pm, where Charli XCX is set to win big.
SUNDAY: The glitziest weekend of the year continues with the biggest night in movies, the Oscars, in Los Angeles.
THEY have defied the odds as a band by staying together for over a decade, which is not a milestone many pop acts reach.
But Clean Bandit have admitted they did once have a screaming match, although it’s thankfully one of very few disagreements they’ve had.
Grace Chatto, who fronts the group with bandmate brothers Luke and Jack Patterson, told me: “There was one between me and Luke when we were in America backstage. I think it was when we were promoting Symphony with Zara Larsson.
“We ended up screaming at each other in front of everybody, which was quite extreme.
“But if we do have any fallings out, we make up quite quickly. And we’ve been together so long it feels like we have got such a strong trust that nothing can really go too wrong. Often it’s me and Jack who disagree on things – then Luke has to be the peacekeeper. But as brothers, they are actually just very solid.”
The trio will be back on stage this Friday for a one-off headline concert at the London Palladium as part of the charity gig series Brits Week For War Child, where they will be joined by guests including Jess Glynne and Wes Nelson.
Grace teased: “We’re playing a lot of unreleased songs because we thought that, in the intimate setting, it would be really cool to play new stuff that isn’t even finished, to gauge which ones feel right.
And we just finished our new single yesterday.
“It’s with Tiesto and Leony, who’s an amazing singer we met up with in Berlin and made the track there.”
GONE are the days of competing girl groups, as British trio Flo are busy helping to launch the career of a fledgling act in South Korea.
I’ve learned the girls – Jorja Douglas, Stella Quaresma and Renee Downer– have written a debut single called The Chase for K-pop’s newest act Hearts2Hearts.
It is out today and has been described as a dreamy yet mysterious introduction to the eight- member Asian group.
Despite this being their first tune, they have already been announced to play at SMTOWN Live in London at Twickenham Stadium on June 28, alongside a load of other K-pop acts.
Meanwhile Flo are gearing up for their European tour, including shows in Glasgow, Manchester, Birmingham and London, which kicks off next month.
ALEX SCOTT and Jess Glynne looked loved up as they attended a London Fashion Week show.
The couple, who have been dating since 2023 and are no strangers to attending a glitzy event together, held hands as they smiled for cameras outside the venue.
Ex-Lioness Alex and singer Jess were joined by Ella Eyre at Abbey Road Studios for the showcase from menswear brand Labrum.
OASIS are on course to land their first No1 single in 20 years this week.
The lads have re-released their non- album single Whatever, which originally came out in 1994, and that is propelling it all the way to the top, according to midweek data from Official Charts.
But they still face tough competition from current chart-topper Kendrick Lamar and his single Not Like Us, which is only 500 copies behind, so it may well leapfrog them by Friday.
HIS viral hit A Bar Song (Tipsy) was up for best International Song at Saturday’s Brit Awards.
But if Shaboozey wins the gong he won’t be there to pick it up in person, after he was forced to pull out of appearing.
The US star, who was also due to perform, shocked fans last night with a sudden statement on Instagram.
Shaboozey said: “For reasons beyond my control I sadly won’t be making my planned appearance at the Brit Awards. I want to say good luck to all the nominees and the performers on the night.”
Shaboozey was one of the first acts to be announced in January as a performer at the ceremony at London’s O2 Arena, and we were excited to see him live.
Whatever the reason, he won’t have taken the decision lightly and we wish him all the best.
MO SALAH’s record-breaking season continued in style as Liverpool saw off Manchester City at the Etihad.
The Egyptian forward, 32, scored and assisted as the Reds ran out comfortable 2-0 winners in the Premier League champions’ backyard.
Salah has now racked up an incredible 51 combined goals and assists this season across all competitions.
He has now reached 25 goals and 16 assists in the Premier League alone – with 11 top-flight games still to go.
The remarkable season comes as the 32-year-old’s contract future at Anfield remains uncertain.
But fans were left in awe as he put in a world-class performance to shatter SIX more records in a single evening.
Salah swept in Liverpool’s opener at Eastlands, finding the top corner as City’s defenders gave him far too much space from an early set-piece.
He later laid on the second goal for Dominik Szoboszlai, cutting in from the left before the Hungarian lashed past Ederson.
Salah’s goal and assist make him the first player in Premier League history to register over 40 goal involvements in TWO different seasons, per Squawka.
He is also the first player in Europe’s top five leagues to be directly involved in 50 goals across all competitions this season.
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Salah has now scored AND assisted in 11 different Premier League games this season.
That’s the most since a certain Lionel Messi achieved the same feat for Barcelona in 2014/15.
Former England midfielder Steve McManaman had long held the assist record at Anfield, grabbing 15 in the 1995/96 season.
But Salah has now taken that record as well, with his 16 assists this season more than any other Liverpool player ever in Premier League history.
And Salah’s record-breaking day didn’t end there.
His goal and assist made him the first player in Premier League history to score AND assist in both games against the reigning champions in a single season.
To top things off, Salah is now the first player to score over 25 goals and register more than 15 assists in a single Prem season.
He is also closing in on Messi’s all-time greatest LaLiga season, which saw the Argentine rack up 61 combined goals and assists, per StatMuse.
Liverpool fans were also keen to compare Salah’s heroics with Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo at the same age.
Aged 32 in 2019/20, Messi made 58 goal contributions during his time at Barcelona.
Ronaldo was at Real Madrid in 2017/18 when the same age, securing 52 goals and assists.
Salah has 51 contributions as of February 23 – and still has at least 14 games left to go.
Notre Dame football tailback Jadarian Price is revealing he has a very unique NIL deal. Price is working with jeweler to the stars Johnny Dang on a jewelry item that will help his NIL profits, per TMZ Sports. Their partnership in diamonds is a new, unique approach to the name, image and likeness craze. Price […]
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The schedule in SEC basketball this season is a grind week in and week out, and Texas A&M basketball is going through a low point over the last week. On Saturday, The No. 7-ranked Aggies lost to No. 6 Tennessee 77-69 in front of their home fans in College Station. Texas A&M will certainly be […]
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