Michael Beale in Rangers crisis LIVE as first pundit brings down the axe after Aberdeen shocker

The Rangers noise was loud before but it's about to be ramped up to a fever-pitch tone after a 3-1 defeat to Aberdeen.

It was a day that started off with Ibrox celebration with Celtic seeming destined to drop points at Motherwell, but they completed a late rescue mission to win three points. And it all went horribly wrong for Michael Beale thereafter.

The boss has been hit with a major blow as Dons goals from Stefan Gartenmann and Jamie McGrath provided a dagger to his team. And Scott Wright's red card soon after McGrath's goal complied the misery.

Abdallah Sima was handed a major gift in the final quarter by Dons goalkeeper Kelle Roos but it wasn't enough. And the boos were as loud as they have been when Jack Mackenzie netted his side's third.

In their previous two Premiership matches, they were jeered off after underwhelming performances against Celtic and Motherwell. For some punters, falling seven points behind Brendan Rodgers' men after seven games is not on.

This is already their third defeat of the season and with his future already having been debated after loss to the Hoops, this will heighten it again. And it will be fierce.

Reaction and fallout will come in spades after this one. We have the latest right here.

Michael Beale was less than confident when asked about his Rangers future after a home loss to Aberdeen.

An almost empty Ibrox still made itself heard after the home reverse to the Dons. Many had already streamed out by the time Jack Mackenzie had made the points safe for Barry Robson's team, but they'd already seen enough after Stefan Gartenmann and Jamie McGrath had fired the visitors into a 2-0 lead.

Former Dandy Scott Wright was given his marching orders after a second yellow card, which was