‘Rebuild of the rebuild’ ‘a terrible mess’ ‘too many losers in that dressing room’ Chris Sutton has the last laugh over loser Beale

Chris Sutton has aimed a parting shot at Micky Beale.

The former Ibrox boss bought fully into fan media and quickly took to criticising the former England striker which was just one of many errors of judgement by the former Charlton youth team reject.

While the bears lapped up the slapstick from their boss Sutton enjoyed taking a back seat at Beale’s car crash evolved.

The big match capitulations were followed by a disastrous summer transfer window while he placed his faith in serial losers like James Tavernier and Connor Goldson.

It all unravelled last weekend following a home defeat from Aberdeen that saw Beale removed while players pal Steve Davis became caretaker assisted by the ‘highly experienced’ Alex Rae.

Assessing the damage, Sutton tells Daily Record readers:

They are in a terrible mess. There are too many losers in that dressing room and they are paying the price for falling for Michael Beale’s spiel.

He was given a lot of power and responsibility over the summer – despite not a lot of evidence to suggest he warranted it last term – and it’s backfired spectacularly. I have a degree of sympathy for him as seven games is extremely early in a campaign to be getting rid of a manager and new signings do need time to adjust and settle.

It’s not a luxury you get in Glasgow though and there has to be signs of progress. There have been none at Ibrox – apart from warning signs. 

How many times do Rangers fans need to listen to the likes of James Tavernier apologising before it becomes abundantly clear they are part of the problem?

They are now facing a rebuild of the rebuild, but are they really ready to write off another season with months still to go? I still can’t believe how they got away with abandoning last term when Beale arrived in the November.

If the gap between the two Glasgow clubs extends beyond seven points this weekend it could make last season look like a sustained challenge under Giovanni van Bronckhorst.