Former Manchester United and Liverpool midfielder, Paul Ince has claimed that new manager of theRangers, Mick Beale, is under severe pressure already. Beale abandoned QPR after a public pledge of loyalty having turned down Wolverhampton Wanderers recently, only to jump at the first chance of a return to Scottish football with the Ibrox club.
The fallout from the move has been quite spectacular really, with several high-profile figures connected with the Championship outfit deriding Beale for his disingenuous behaviour. It has been seen as a backstabbing of the highest degree after Queens Park Rangers were the first team to give him his break in management.
Now Ince has come out and claimed that his one-time foe is on the ropes from the get-go in the Scottish Premiership due to Ange Postecoglou and Celtic’s current dominance.
“Michael Beale is a lovely fella and a very good young coach, as reported by Daily Record. I understand why QPR fans feel disrespected but maybe it was a job that can’t turn down. There’s going to be a lot of pressure for Michael because they’re competing with a very good Celtic team at the moment.
“He’ll know what will happen if he doesn’t hit the ground running. Michael has a very tough job ahead of him so I hope he gets time and money to spend to show what he can do. I can’t believe Michael turned down a Premier League job, I would never do that but I’m sure he’s capable of being successful at Rangers and I wish him all the luck in the world.”
Beale’s lack of integrity has sparked outrage down in England, as many have branded his act a deceitful betrayal of trust. Just the other day Simon Jordan of talkSPORT warned the former Aston Villa assistant coach that he should be careful who he disrespects and that instances such as this carry the penalty of a black spot against a man’s character.
Ince isn’t far wrong either though, if he fails to do any better than Van Bronckhorst with this squad once the cinch Premiership league starts back, and then comes crashing back down to earth with a humbling from Ange and the Hoops on 2 January, he could rue the day he quit the London club to return to the madness of Ibrox and it’s supporters.
Paul Gillespie
