Michael Beale claims that the last six weeks have been the 'busiest he has ever been' as he aims to tilt the balance of Celtic's domination in the domestic scene - though he can't wait for the season to be over.
Beale took over at Ibrox after leaving Queens Park Rangers in the World Cup break, winning all but four of his 23 league games in charge at the Govan helm. It means that he has actually fared better than Celtic in the league by two points since his appointment, though the damage Giovanni van Bronckhorst had already done was insurmountable.
Attentions now turn to next season, and with Alfredo Morelos, Ryan Kent, Allan McGregor and Scott Arfield all leaving, it represents a new dawn for the Light Blues. Todd Cantwell and Nicolas Raskin have bedded in superbly under the Englishman, but more signings for next season, Beale hopes, will propel them above the Hoops and into a title win next season.
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Beale said: "Probably the last five or six weeks have been the busiest I've ever been. I'm not shocked by anything in the job or demands.
"I was used to it here before but the added responsibility and added time off the pitch, managing other areas and doing recruitment, it's been busy. I'm glad the end of season is here if I am honest. But we're really in a good place. We're waiting for one or two things to be signed off then we'll start seeing a new Rangers team come together.
"Albeit, we've got over 90 points this season which, someone will tell me, but I don't think we have done that too often in the last 15 or 20 years. When we have, we generally have won the league."
Sarcastically, he added: "Again, everything is broken at Rangers so I'm looking forward to mending it. That's the perception, I'm not sure if that's quite true.
"Celtic deserved to win the league this year, they were the outstanding team but our record was a strong one and I believe we'll be adding to a very good team."
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