Kris Boyd has floated a theory over Rangers and Michael Beale's decision to reject Wolves as the hunt for Giovanni van Bronckhorst's successor begins.
The Ibrox club dropped the big news that the Dutchman had been sacked this morning following an extended run of poor results and performances. That has left the Light Blues trailing Celtic and Ange Postecoglou by nine points in the race for the Premiership title while they exited the Champions League as the 'worst ever' group stage team in a return to forget at Europe's top table.
Speculation is already underway over who will take over the top job with the Ibrox men already searching for Gio's successor. His departure from Govan comes just days after his one-year anniversary. Former Rangers striker and Sky Sports pundit Boyd admits he would not rule out any potential candidate, but knows one person who would prove a popular choice would be QPR boss Beale. He turned down the chance to manage in the English Premier League after an impressive start in England's second tier and with the Ibrox connection - Boyd has questioned whether he knocked back the chance to move up to the EPL due getting wind of the potential vacancy in Glasgow coming up.
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Speaking on Sky Sports, he said: "I wouldn't rule anybody out.
"Whether it's big names trying to get a start in their managerial career like Steven Gerrard or managers trying to rebuild their reputation like Brendan Rodgers, to then get a move back down to England. I wouldn't rule anybody out.
"Rangers can't afford the Premier League wages that Sean Dyche or Ralph Hasenhuttl would have been on, but there is a special attraction to both big clubs in Scotland. The attraction of playing in Europe, and the opportunity to win trophies.
"The obvious one at this point would be Michael Beale. He is someone who turned down the Wolves job not so long ago. The Rangers fans remember what he did under Steven Gerrard, and they are extremely proud that he was part of the team that delivered 55 for the football club. There is an obvious connection there.
"Whether Michael Beale wants to leave QPR at this moment in time remains to be seen, he obviously turned down Wolves not so long ago. Whether that was the right move, or maybe he got wind that something was going to happen at Ibrox and was prepared to wait for that - we don't know.
"He will definitely be someone who is in the running. We will see where we go from there."
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