RANGERS have sacked chief executive Patrick Stewart and sporting director Kevin Thelwell, it was announced today.

The pair have been the target of intense supporter anger after a disastrous start to the season in which Gers won only one of their first eight league games and suffered seven consecutive European defeats following a much-criticised summer recruitment drive.

Although domestic form has improved since Danny Rohl replaced Russell Martin as manager last month, Gers’ US owners have acted decisively to dispose of both Stewart and Thelwell as they try to get the club back on track.

Having had time to assess the landscape at Ibrox since their summer takeover, chairman Andrew Cavenagh and vice-chairman Parag Marathe are now leading the search for new incumbents “that align with the vision for the next chapter.”

“Patrick Stewart and Kevin Thelwell are leaving Rangers Football Club,” said Cavenagh today.

“We’ve now had six months since we became part of Rangers to assess the club’s needs as well as to get to know Patrick and Kev a bit more.

“Simply put, when we think about what we need in both CEO and sporting director today, it’s different than who we think Patrick and Kev are.

“I will not throw dirt on either of them. I think very highly of them both on personal and professional levels. It’s just the reality that the club needs different things today than it did six months ago.”