The right-back was hooked on 67 minutes, with Rangers still level with Motherwell at the time, before going on to win 2-1. And Tavernier had sparked anger from Gers supporters in the stands with a first-half dispute with Jack Butland.
Phil Clement isn’t short of problems as his Revolution! falters, how to keep the peace between Tavernier and the angry supporters is just one more unwanted problem for A Proper Football Manager to deal with.
Tavanier came out the bus and he actually shouted to us ‘You are a disgrace, you’re supposed to be supporting us’ and that just kicked off everything. I ripped up my Season Ticket in front of him
It was bad enough that they found themselves locked out of their own ground before the campaign had even begun. But now, not only are Rangers homeless off the pitch, but they are completely and utterly spineless on it.
Captain Disappointed wasn’t far away and wasn’t prepared to let the anger pass him by like Maeda running in to score just past 12.45. Alongside two other players Tavernier responded to the fan who quickly backed off while repeatedly saying ‘F*** Off’.
During the close season the Daily Record published a story that Jack Butland was about to take Tav’s cherished Captain’s Armband, that story was quickly watered down but the damage was done.
Trabzonspor recently signed Borna Barisic and John Lundstram, clearly the agent involved in those deals has informed the Turkish club about the financial distress at Ibrox.
Now way past their prime the Record is pinning their hopes for the Clement Revolution! on selling two thirty plus journeymen that have consistently finished second in a two horse race.
The Record was prompted into two rewrites within 75 minutes, they deleted their tweets then settled down with Butland becoming skipper only if Captain Disappointed is on the move.
With two years left on a four year deal signed after losing in the final of the Europa League to Eintracht Frankfurt Tavpen can sit tight on his contract creating a further problem for Clement.