Michael Beale fully understands that some members of the Ibrox squad will find his plans for a Rangers remedy hard to swallow. But as far as the Londoner is concerned, a spoonful of honesty always helps the medicine go down.
The Gers gaffer claimed his office has resembled a doctor’s surgery this week with a band of fringe men queuing up to request his prognosis for their Light Blues futures. So far, Beale has only performed only minor surgery on his squad having added just Todd Cantwell to his Ibrox potion. But there could be bigger moves afoot if his swoop for Standard Liege ace Nicolas Raskin goes through ahead of tonight’s deadline.
New York City loanee James Sands and academy kid Alex Lowry’s positions appear to be the ones most in doubt, with Beale hinting a Big Apple return for Sands could be on the cards as well as a potential loan for Lowry. Breaking bad news is always the toughest part of management but Beale feels he owes it to his players to be open about his desire to move on from the sticking-plaster approach to recruitment that has hampered Rangers in the past.
