Scott Arfield has no Rangers hard feelings over emotional exit as he responds to THAT huddle stooshie

Scott Arfield insists there’s no hard feelings with Michael Beale over his own Rangers exit after admitting he knew it was time up at Ibrox.

The veteran midfielder was among five former Gers favourites released at the end of last season as Beale kicked off a ruthless summer clear out. The Londoner, though, confessed axing Arfield was the toughest of the calls he faced while weighing up which of the club’s 2021 title winners to keep. There were plenty among the Light Blues legions who felt the 34-year-old deserved another year in Govan given his ability off the bench and the value of his experience in the dressing room.

But the former Falkirk, Burnley and Canada ace isn’t holding a grudge after explaining he was after more than just a bit part role with Gers. Arfield - who has now signed a two year deal with MLS outfit Charlotte FC - said: “It all stems down to playing consistently, that was my thing. I want to play, I want to wake up on Sunday morning sore from the output that you put in on a Saturday.

"That is the best feeling – when you know you have represented your club. But there is no ill feeling whatsoever. Me and the manager have still got a very strong and amazing relationship. There are no hard feelings on my behalf. We made the decision together.

"When you get older you think of the game differently but the desire and the appetite to play football on a consistent basis has never left me. I was coming for 20 minutes here, 10 minutes there, half an hour sometimes. It’s difficult to make an impression. Even since the manager came in I think it was only two games I started and I didn’t really do it in either.

"I went to see him four or five times in a small space of time. It was the best decision for everybody