If Steven Gerrard had the big name, Michael Beale had the big ideas.
Or so that’s sometimes how the blend of Rangers’ managerial set-up was characterised during the former Liverpool skipper’s time in charge iat Ibrox.
Gerrard certainly gave some fuel to theory that while he could command respect and devotion with an aura still glowing strong 17 years on from his inspirational Champions League-winning exploits with Liverpool, it was Beale who would sprinkle the sparks of inspiration every time he stepped onto a training pitch.
