Michael Beale looks to have sealed the deal on a return to Rangers.
But not everyone is convinced the manager in waiting’s credentials are for real. The former Ibrox assistant will be charged with trying to get a faltering campaign back on track and strengthening the squad after predecessor Gio van Bronckhorst took a veiled dig at the financial backing he received in the summer. Fraser Davison, Glasgow, said: “So Beale is being lauded as a football coaching genius. How come he cannot see what’s in front of his face then regarding the utter shambles that awaits him at the top of the marble stairs? It’s the reason Steven Gerrard left and Gio van Bronckhorst failed. What makes it more laughable is Beale was there when it happened with Gerrard so he must know Rangers are rooked. Never mind a genius - more like a lemming.”
Robert Livingstone, Palm Beach, said: “Now we know Dave King was right, the board wouldn’t pony up any of the £20-30 million for van Bronckhorst or even Gerrard to buy. Douglas Park and his cohorts should go." James Kennedy, Kilsyth, claimed: “QPR must think all their Christmases have come at once. Beale’s head was on the chopping block and they were going to have to sack him and pay compensation. Then along comes the proverbial mug punter in the guise of Glasgow Rangers and say that they will pay them to let him become their new manager. I don’t see him lasting until next Christmas given that he has an injury-ridden squad, players who don’t want to be there, a nine point gap to close on Celtic, no significant sellable assets and a Pound Shop budget. Good luck Mick.”
