Sutton vs Beale melts the Hotline as Rangers Mr Know It All will regret his grave rookie error

Michael Beale has resisted the urge to reignite his explosive war of words with Record Sport columnist Chris Sutton.

The Rangers boss got himself engaged in a verbal ding-dong with the former Celtic favourite last week but opted to hold his tongue following Saturday’s win at Livingston. But the back and forth continued on the Hotline as the calls flooded in from both sides of the Old Firm divide with punters eager to have their say.

Forbes McGarva, Doncaster, was the first to dial in, saying: “Michael Beale is correct to challenge Chris Sutton on his comments. He was challenging Beale’s integrity and it is only correct he can question that comment. Sutton makes a living with negative comments about other teams, especially Rangers. If that is your opinion Chris, then so be it, but you must expect Beale to return with his comments, even though the ‘worst player in Chelsea history’ is a bit harsh. He surely wasn't that bad, was he?”