Lingering Michael Beale Rangers narrative gets flipped on Celtic as black and white title theory shot down

Michael Beale needs to be afforded time at Rangers, and that the precious nature of the Ibrox hot-seat isn't so different to the one at Parkhead.

That is the view of Rangers hero and Record Sport columnist Kenny Miller, who says the lingering idea that the Londoner must tick off certain tasks to avoid pressure mounting can work the same for his counterpart in Brendan Rodgers across the city. Rangers put their Killie misery behind them to see off Livingston with four of Beale's new signings in Danilo, Sam Lammers, Abdallah Sima and Kieran Dowell on target. It comes before a crunch Champions League second leg with Swiss side Servette, before the Light Blues return to domestic action.

Miller fielded calls on BBC's Sportsound after the result with some concerned Gers fans hitting the panic button over the machinations of a potential Euro exit and losing to Rodgers' men in a highly-anticipated derby on September 3. Yet the pundit reckons the same goes for the Irishman across the city should the league title come to Ibrox. He believes the Light Blues must be afforded the chance to match their rivals and that it is too premature for judgements in the season.

He told BBC Sportsound: "It all depends, if you weren't to win the league as Rangers manager, it's about how you lost it. Steven Gerrard was given three seasons to build and win it. Let's make one thing clear, as a Rangers player or manager you have to deliver success. But you have to weigh it up against giving someone time and having continuity, a bit of stability within the club. The chopping and changing all the time is any good for success.

"Rangers have to be competitive, still in it until the end of the season. You need to be competitive right until the very end and