Michael Beale sees Rangers transfer business hit with stinging question as forward swap shop tipped for fan approval

Michael Beale has been out with the old and in with the new this season - but Rangers fans have been tipped to want their old band back together.

As Alfredo Morelos, Ryan Kent, Fashion Sakala, Ianis Hagi and Antonio Colak left Ibrox during the summer, Cyriel Dessers, Sam Lammers, Abdallah Sima and Danilo have all arrived to provide a fresh look, with Rabbi Matondo emerging from the periphery to stake his claim. But it's been a mixed start to the season and recruitment is one of the areas being targeted for criticism in the wake of a humbling 5-1 Champions League play-off loss to PSV and 1-0 defeat to an injury-hit Celtic side in the first Premiership derby of this season.

Andy Halliday believes there were three things Beale had to get right going into this term but right now they are failing on all those fronts. The Rangers boss has named eight different front three combinations in first nine games of the season, with their former midfielder and current Hearts battler telling Clyde SSB that if asked their preference, punters would be having Kent, Morelos and Sakala as the current attacking trio. Matondo, Kemar Roofe and Dessers started against Celtic, the latter combining for a goal that was controversially ruled out for a foul in the build-up while Matondo also had a goal disallowed, but for offside.

He said: "The fact of the matter is, I think going into the season, the three big things for Michael Beale and Rangers were getting their recruitment right, nailing down their identity and their style of play and getting your best XI on the pitch.

"I think right now, you've got to argue that all three they've fallen short of. Listen, I do think they'll improve and individually I think they will improve in terms of the new