There might be a World Cup going on - and we’ll get to that later - but the appointment of Michael Beale as Rangers manager continues to be the hottest Hotline topic.
Alan Flett emailed: “Like many Rangers fans, I’m not convinced about the appointment of Beale. I fear we’ve done a Celtic and gone for the cheap option. He may be highly regarded as a coach but Ian Cathro (Hearts) and Shaun Maloney (Hibs) are prime examples of how that counts for nothing when you step up to the hot seat. I firmly believe that Gerrard would still be at the club with Beale as No.2,had he been backed by the board. Beale, on his own, will just do as he’s told.”
But Jim Mackenzie, East Kilbride, said: “To all of the Hotline Celtic fans calling Michael Beale the cheap option...with Celtic being nine points clear, and according to you having a better squad, I take it if Rangers turn things around and win the league you will expect your manager to resign, or what is more likely that as usual you will blame VAR and conspiracies.”
