Lee Johnson believes Rangers were too quick to pull the trigger on Gio van Bronckhorst's Ibrox tenure - and he warns Michael Beale that Celtic are well clear of their city rivals.
Johnson is set to lead his Hibernian side as they go head to head in Beale's first competitive game in charge on Thursday evening. But the Easter Road boss admits he was shocked that Van Bronckhorst isn't going to be in the other dugout and reckons the Dutchman can leave with his head held high.
Van Bronckhorst guided the Light Blues to the Europa League Final last season, and also steered them to Scottish Cup glory. However, a disastrous Champions League group stage campaign coupled with falling nine points behind Celtic in the Premiership title race resulted in the Dutchman being dismissed on November 21. He was replaced Beale, who returns to the club after a spell as assistant under Steven Gerrard's tenure, and Johnson thinks you can't truly judge a manager until they've racked up around 200 games with a team.
