Michael Beale must be planning Rangers rebuild with Monopoly money and his total inexperience is showing – Hotline

Michael Beale was front and centre as Hotliners weighed up the enormity of the task facing the Rangers manager as he rebuilds a squad that has been second best to Celtic all season.

And while a couple of callers believe he will succeed, the majority reckon the Londoner faces a long, hard road in the coming months. Eddie Easson, Ballingry, asked: "Can Beale turn Rangers round? Do the board trust a novice manager with a big transfer pot? Remember a lot of these so-called failures were there when he was head coach. He showed his total inexperience when he subbed Morelos for Hagi, a goalscorer off and a winger on.

"The statement he should’ve made after the game was that Kent and Morelos had played their last game for Rangers. Neither have shown any interest in the last couple of months." Stephen Mulhern, Dumbarton, said: "I was surprised to read Charlie Nicholas say Michael Beale must get tough with the Rangers board.

"It was blindingly obvious he was appointed when no war chest was available for any more high-profile candidate. Bringing in players from Norwich City won’t have Ange Postecoglou losing sleep and if anything the gap in quality will be even bigger next season."

Kenny Wilson, Moffat, said: "As I sit here worrying about Rangers taking over Scottish football next season with this massive overhaul Mr Beale is planning, I think to myself 'what’s he buying all these players with?'

"Magic beans? Monopoly money? For years now we’ve heard the same old statements and all they have won is a Scottish Cup and a league that was handed to them by Neil Lennon. No sleep is getting lost in my house."

Scott Cassidy, Bridgeton, said: "Now the dust has settled and I’ve run over the game again, Beale has to go and can take