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Michael Beale thanks Rangers fans for emotional farewell to departing stars despite Hearts draw

Michael Beale thanked Rangers fans for their thunderous support to their departing stars on Wednesday evening - despite Hearts' last-minute equaliser.

Alfredo Morelos, Ryan Kent, Allan McGregor, Scott Arfield and Filip Helander are all set to depart on free transfers in the summer after their contracts ran down, though there was some reprieve as Kieran Dowell was announced to fans after joining from Norwich.

It will be all change at Ibrox this summer, with Morelos, Kent and McGregor's departures in particular marking a new dawn and a new era for the club. But for all of their efforts, Beale has thanked the Ibrox faithful for sending them off with one last hurrah before the final day clash away at St Mirren this weekend.

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Speaking to Sky Sports, the former QPR boss said: "It's been a strange evening, quite an emotional evening as you've seen with the fans and one or two players, so we will go away with an unbeaten home league campaign which is good.

"I think the way the fans have treated them there is fantastic for what each of them individually have given to the team. I thought it was outstanding.

"It was emotional for those guys, it's been an emotional period for them and there's been highs and lows.

"This is a club that can take you to the highest of highs and it can take you to the floor as well, to get the reception like that I'm pleased for them and proud of the fans for that."

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