Michael Beale avoids toxic Rangers abuse as Ibrox boss gets comfort calls in wake of brutal derby reaction

Much of what has been said on social media about Michael Beale over the past week has crossed a line.

What that contents of that toxic environment hasn’t, though, is cross the beleaguered Rangers boss’ path. The under-fire Rangers boss did his best to escape the rising tide of anger building up around him last week on the back of his team’s disastrous defeats to PSV and Celtic. A short family break in the Perthshire countryside offered the Londoner a chance to breathe amid a suffocating storm.

But that could only last so long and even the concerned calls of well-wishers give Beale a glimpse into the bloodlust that was awaiting him on his return to work. And Beale knows he’ll be left with no choice but to stare down the wrath of the Gers support if his new-look side slip up again when they take on St Johnstone in Perth. “Listen, there have been a couple of people reach out,” said the under-fire 43-year-old as he sat down to face the media for the first time since his team’s Old Firm sickener.

“That is what I know the noise must be big in the background To be honest, I’ve not seen (the anger on social media). I feel it in the people around me, but I personally have not seen it.

“I’m too focused on the job I’ve got to do here and the work I’ve got to do with the players. Listen, I can get an opinion, or feedback, everywhere. I can get a measured response, I can get an emotional response.

"But I can get it everywhere. I have to work with the group inside to make sure we perform better. The fans are sharing their frustration. It was loud and clear. I do not think there is much time for talking now.

“I think we need to make it up to them on the pitch with performances and results. The new guys have had enough time to settle,