MICHAEL BEALE insists Jon McLaughlin shouldn't be condemned for his Old Firm howler as he paved the way for the keeper to grab the Rangers gloves this term.
McLaughlin started the campaign as Giovanni van Bronckhorst's first choice between the sticks but paid the price for successive 4-0 defeats to Celtic and Ajax in September.
A change of custodian saw Allan McGregor return but McLaughlin featured against Dundee in the cup and deputised in Dingwall as Rangers earned a Premiership victory.