Clement confirms James Tavernier remains Rangers captain

James Tavernier will continue to lead the Rangers, as confirmed by Philippe Clement, who has also disclosed that he is evaluating Steven Smith, Alex Rae, and Steven Davis for potential “Rangers man” backup roles.

The Rangers manager made a strong impression when he addressed the media for the first time in a formal press I’m conference. He said that he didn’t see any need to switch up the captaincy at this time and that he would spend some time getting to know Smith, Davis, and Rae—he specifically mentioned Davis—in order to determine whether or not to make any of them permanent members of his staff.

Thus, while there were a lot of important lessons to be learned from this performance, including a somewhat “put on the spot” question regarding the tragedy in Belgium from Sky’s Mark Benstead, four salient themes stand out:

There’s currently no need to change that with a new captain.

We’re evaluating whether Davis, Smith, and Rae are suitable to be long-term coaches.

Additionally, everyone is given a blank slate and an opportunity to prove themselves.

Rangers Everton’s failure to pay Nathan Patterson’s fee surfaced as a result of the penalties imposed on the Goodison club, and Rangers may be prepared to receive Patterson back for free.

Although Ibrox Noise earlier said that we would lose the remaining Patterson price due to the Everton situation, there are rumors that Rangers might actually acquire the player back rather than forfeit the fee.