After the big build up it is quite a fall for Micky Beale.
Last season he managed to wing it with the pressure off in the SPFL being a comfortable nine points behind Celtic.
When it came to two cup ties Beale’s side went down with barely a whimper but he escaped on the promise of what will happen next season when he gets some new pals for Todd Cantwell and Nico Raskin.
Eight outfield players were signed before the start of the season with none of the six that have been played so far getting pass-marks.
Cyriel Dessers has been compared to an unfit Alfredo Morelos, Abdallah Sima looks like he is in the wrong movie while Sam Lammers appears to be a footballer trying to find a position to play in.
Star signing Danilo, costing £6m from Feyenoord because he is Brazillian was substituted after 66 minutes against Servette with no-one really noticing.
It is all piling up, a storm that would test an experienced manager, a rookie like Beale could be crushed within weeks.
On Tuesday in Switzerland he will discover if he has a team or two groups consisting of his well paid signings and the leftovers, the serial losers led by James Tavernier.
Ibrox fans have been desperate for good news, they will cling on to anything in the hope that the misery of watching Celtic trophy parties is about to come to an end.
On the basis of two matches and an influx of Beale signings this Revolution! looks as doomed as all of the others.
Beale could soon be getting ranked alongside Pedro Caixinha, Graeme Murty and Mark Warburton. Some bears are reviewing Giovanni van Bronckhorst’s 368 days in charge which delivered a European final, the Scottish Cup and Champions League football.
It is starting to look like Beale won’t be given long enough to compare with the man he undermined with his carefully planned trip to Ibrox last October.
Full-Time at Ibrox.
👊 Tavernier and Dessers with the goals.
Rangers 2-1 Servette pic.twitter.com/VaAr2KpFUj
— Rangers Football Club (@RangersFC) August 9, 2023
New signings…… £16M of pure dross
— Grotbags_Cauldron (@grotbags_c) August 10, 2023
Awful watch once again 😴
— Callum Smith (@CSmithy1996) August 9, 2023
We really know how to make things difficult for ourselves. That Lammers miss at 2-0 was the difference maker. At 2-1 against 10 men and chasing a crucial goal our attackers on the pitch were poor and on the bench weren’t good enough. Surely Beale needs at least one more in?
— Dougie (@CF3Loyal) August 9, 2023
Another shambles. Playing against a team with 8 players out, down to 10 men. And team scrape by 2-1. Not impressed by Beale or his new tactics. Must do better!!
— I have spoken (@mrshades100) August 9, 2023
Roofe when fit is still the best forward we have. Sakala is better than Sima. Colak better than Dessers. So yes, early days, but looks to me like we may have bought a stack of new players worse than we already had. Lammers looks alright.
— Neil Morris (@NeilMor57712994) August 9, 2023
Shocking. No other words. Very worried about this season. Beale will be gone early door imo, who would be people want in the door? I’d go for Graham Potter.
— Tommy Ayton (@tommyayton23) August 9, 2023
Absolutely honking. In for a long long season with this lot
— Paul Smith (@Pwsmid) August 9, 2023
Embarrassing result given circumstances
— . (@BM9MF) August 9, 2023
Early days but I’m not sure this team is an improvement over last season
— Robert Sutherland 🏴 (@SutherBobsicle) August 9, 2023
Yes, we won, but should’ve been way out of sight for the 2nd leg.
First 20mins we looked the part then pedestrian after going 2 up.
— Wayne 🇬🇧 (@waynefawcett) August 9, 2023
Not like us to make it complicated. Brutal
— Jake 🇬🇧 (@JakeRFC03) August 9, 2023
Pish, wins a wins and aw that but that was rotten
— Chris 🇬🇧 (@chrisross786) August 9, 2023
Can someone ask beale if he signed these players by watching their YouTube highlights!
— Peari (@Peari1872) August 9, 2023
