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Oct 1, 2023 · Rangers statement in full - recap. 22:14 BST 1 October 2023. Rangers Football Club can confirm it has parted company with men’s first-team manager, Michael Beale. The Rangers board would like to ...
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Oct 2, 2023 · 11:31 BST 2 October 2023. Former Rangers striker Kris Boyd is among those who think the club had no choice but to sack Michael Beale. "I don't think there was any option after the way the season ...
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- Overview
- 'Results did not meet expectations'
- Boyd: No option but to part ways with Beale
- Thomson: Massive club and prestigious job
- What went wrong for Beale?
- Rangers' next five fixtures
- Beale's timeline as Rangers manager
Rangers have sacked manager Michael Beale after just 10 months in charge.
The Ibrox side trail Scottish Premiership leaders Celtic by seven points following a third league loss in seven games, as Aberdeen won 3-1 at Ibrox on Saturday.
Beale's backroom team have also had their contracts terminated, with an interim management team led by club legend Steven Davis taking over.
He will be assisted by current coaches Steven Smith and Brian Gilmour, former player Alex Rae and goalkeeping coach Colin Stewart.
Image: Steven Davis will lead an interim management group at Rangers
•Who should replace Michael Beale at Rangers?
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Highlights of Beale's last game as Rangers boss as Aberdeen won 3-1 at Ibrox
Pressure had been mounting on Beale in recent weeks as his side lost 1-0 at home to their Old Firm rivals, just days after being hammered 7-3 on aggregate by PSV in their Champions League play-off.
Even some of Rangers' four consecutive wins that followed were met with boos from supporters, and, after 43 competitive matches in charge, Beale has been relieved of his duties by CEO James Bisgrove and chairman John Bennett.
Beale - who signed a deal until the summer of 2026 to replace Giovanni van Bronckhorst last November - becomes one of the shortest-serving permanent managers in the club's history, with only Pedro Caixinha and Paul Le Guen departing sooner.
Rangers are now searching for a fourth different manager in two years, following Steven Gerrard's move to Aston Villa in 2021, and the dismissals of Van Bronckhorst, then Beale in the years thereafter.
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Kris Boyd believes there was 'no option' but for Rangers to sack Beale
Former Rangers striker Kris Boyd on Sky Sports News:
"I don't think there was any option, the way the season has started. You can't lose three of your opening league games. Even when Rangers won last week against Motherwell there were boos after the game, so the fans had just had enough.
"I don't think they'd seen enough improvement. I think it all comes down to recruitment again, and Jack Butland is the only one of the arrivals who can keep his head held high at this moment in time. The rest have been nowhere near it and are going to have to improve.
"Unfortunately for Michael Beale he pays the price of poor recruitment and poor performances and results on the pitch.
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Ex-Rangers midfielder Kevin Thomson reacts to Beale's sacking, gives his take on former team-mate Davis taking interim charge and explains why a new manager must still aim to win the title
Former Rangers midfielder Kevin Thomson on Sky Sports News:
"When you look at the club and how big it is, I'm pretty sure that all the big-hitters and all the big names will be getting their agents to get on the phone to the Rangers board to make sure they try and stake a claim to get in front of the board to try and prove to them that they could be the next person.
"I'd hate to throw individual names in there because I just think you're almost second-guessing really. But what I would say is it is a prestigious job, it is as good as it gets, a massive club, an opportunity to win silverware.
"The expectation and demand is bigger than I have ever seen. I think the club are in a good position. There are selling points, they have got a cup semi-final coming up, there is still the Scottish Cup to play for, they are still in Europe.
Image: Only two permanent managers have had shorter reigns than Beale at Rangers
Beale joined from QPR less than six months after landing his first managerial job at Loftus Road.
Some viewed his appointment as a risk, due to his limited time as a manager, but his coaching ability was respected following 20-plus years in the game.
He also knew about the demands of being at Rangers, following three years at Ibrox as part of Gerrard's backroom team that won the club's 55th top-flight title.
Image: Beale was a coach under Steven Gerrard at Rangers
In an exclusive first interview after being appointed, Beale insisted he was ready for the job and that the team he inherited from Van Bronckhorst was not as broken as some thought - despite crashing out of the Champions League and trailing Celtic by nine points.
October 5: Aris Limassol (a), Europa League, kick-off 5.45pm
October 8: St Mirren (a), Scottish Premiership, kick-off noon - live on Sky Sports
October 21: Hibernian (h), Scottish Premiership, kick-off 3pm
October 26: Sparta Prague (a), Europa League, kick-off 5.45pm
Image: Beale was named Rangers boss 10 months ago
November 28, 2022: Beale appointed on a deal until the summer of 2026, replacing the sacked Giovanni van Bronckhorst with Rangers nine points behind Celtic in the league.
November 29, 2022: Beale exclusively tells Sky Sports that the team "is not as broken" as people believe. He also says he needs to sort out an injury crisis that plagued Rangers last year in order to improve results. After Saturday's loss to Aberdeen, Beale confirmed he now has nine players out injured after seven league games this season.
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In the first of a two-part exclusive interview, Beale revealed why he took the job, solving injury issues, doing things differently to Gerrard and Giovanni van Bronckhorst plus more
December 15, 2022: Rangers beat Hibernian 3-2 in Beale's first competitive game as manager. His side go on to win their next three games.
Oct 1, 2023 · As a coach, Beale helped Gerrard turn Rangers from the third best team in the top flight in 2018, to Scottish Premiership runners-up the following two years, and eventually champions in 2021. All ...
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