Fearful Kenny Miller goes off message over A Proper Football Manager

Kenny Miller has veered dangerously off message by starting to question the brilliance of A Proper Football Manager.

Five points from his last five SPFL matches have raised issues about Philippe Clement’s tactics while his after match comments are being panned by angry bears that had been anticipating a Quadruple success under the brilliant Belgian.

With paydays coming in from BBC Scotland, Sky Sports, Radio Clyde, Premier Sports and TalkSPORT Miller knows that he has to stay on message to keep those gigs on the go.

For no obvious reason the Daily Record pay the former Scotland striker for his words of wisdom in their Sunday edition.

Shaking his head over the draw with Dundee and Clement’s deluded assessment of his side’s performance Miller tells Record readers:

That was the time to produce a response to the Ross County defeat – and the most worrying thing was there was no reaction. There needs to be one now because even though it’s the Scottish Cup this weekend, defeat to Hearts this afternoon would turn a very bad few days into an absolutely disastrous week. It has been an incredible turnaround of late.

There was so much positivity after the comeback against Celtic to secure a point. I think most people expected Rangers to be two points clear at the top of the table after playing their two games in hand – not three points behind. And now Philippe Clement is facing a huge challenge to get his side back on track – and sharpish.

The manager is now discovering what it can be like for an Old Firm boss. It can be going along like everything is smooth sailing but within four days, after two poor performances, it’s like the end of the world. And everyone is queuing up to put the boot in.

When it does go wrong, absolutely everything comes under the spotlight and is analysed in forensic detail. There’s talk about players over-celebrating that 3-3 draw with Celtic.

Controversy about Clement not shaking hands with County boss Don Cowie. There’s fans going mad at comments made in post-match interviews when previously they’ve been hanging on your every word.

Welcome to Glasgow, Philippe. The Belgian had barely put a foot wrong since arriving in these parts. I think it’s remarkable he has managed even to get Rangers into a title race at this stage, given the situation he walked into.

Miller is likely to be on duty for Premier Sports at Hampden today before joining Steven Thompson on Sportscene alongside Neil McCann.