Manchester United great Sir Alex Ferguson gives verdict on Steven Gerrard as a manager

Kevin Muscat is the early frontrunner to become the next Rangers manager after Michael Beale was sacked. Rangers are searching for a new boss in the wake of Beale's departure, with the Scottish Premiership giants already seven points adrift of bitter rivals and leaders Celtic following a shock 3-1 loss to Aberdeen. There is already an early…

The former QPR boss was handed his notebooks after a difficult start to the season which saw the Ibrox side lose three of their first seven league games. An interim coaching team has been put together led by Steven Davis, which also includes Alex Rae, Steven Smith, Brian Gilmour and Colin Stewart. Rangers chairman John Bennett said the club would…

FANS have joked that Harry Kane is "going Steve McClaren" following his latest press conference. The England captain quit Tottenham last month for a new life in Germany with Bayern Munich. Kane, 30, has scored four goals in his first four Bundesliga matches since joining the German champions. Tonight he will face an English side for the first time…

SportLens as pressure mounts on Michael Beale following a poor start to the season. The Gers lost 1-0 to Celtic at Ibrox on Sunday just days after being dumped out of the Champions League by PSV Eindhoven, and questions are now being asked of Beale.

Four managers, seven wins, 78 goals conceded, and a final day relegation down to the Championship. It's fair to say that the 2022/23 Premier League season was one to forget for Leeds United fans who will now wait to see what summer steps their club take. Could Sam Allardyce be given a permanent contract or will the club turn to yet another new…

Dean Smith has been installed as the bookmakers' favourite to take the manager's job at Cardiff City. The former Norwich City and Aston Villa boss is out of work after being sacked by the Canaries when they were fifth in the Championship after Christmas. He is the man, priced at 3/1, the bookies think will take over from Mark Hudson, who was sacked…

Beale began his coaching career in 2002 with Chelsea's youth program and remained there for ten years until taking a position with Liverpool's Under-23 squad. As an assistant manager, he was hired by Sao Paulo when he was 36 years old, but he resigned after just seven months and went back to Liverpool. Beale then joined Steven Gerrard at…

The next England manager odds are shaping up, as everyone looks to guess who will become the next England manager following Gareth Southgate's six-year stint. It's been a successful tenure for Southgate. Originally getting the job on an interim basis following the shock departure of Sam Allardyce in 2016, the former defender led the Three Lions to…

Rangers are seemingly closing in on their new manager following the sacking of Gio van Bronckhorst. The Ibrox board had enough of the Dutchman's time in charge with chairman Douglas Park citing poor results as the reason for getting rid of the 47-year-old. Defeats to Celtic and St Johnstone in the league came after a disastrous Champions League…

Former QPR star Paul Parker has urged Michael Beale to break his silence on the prospect of an emotional move back to Rangers and let the Loftus Road legions know if he's up for an Ibrox return. The 42-year-old former Light Blues coach is odds-on to succeed axed Giovanni van Bronckhorst and return to his old stomping ground where he played a key…

Michael Beale is now odds-on to become the new Rangers manager. After Gio van Bronckhorst paid the price for falling nine points behind Celtic in the Scottish Premiership and a disastrous Champions League campaign that means the Gers are the worst ever group stage side, attention has now turned to who will be the next man in the Ibrox hot…

RANGERS are on the hunt for a new manager after the sacking of Giovanni van Bronckhorst - with former coach Michael Beale now the ODDS-ON favourite. The Dutchman's reign was confirmed as over by the Ibrox club on Monday morning with "recent results not meeting the expectations". He was in charge for just over a year and led the club to a Scottish…

A number of EFL managers have been named as early favourites for the Rangers job with a sacking confirmed at the Ibrox outfit. Rangers have sacked Giovanni van Bronckhorst after a year in charge, with the club sitting nine points adrift of Celtic in the Scottish Premiership title race. The Dutchman was appointed back in November 2021, guiding his…

FORMER Rangers boss Steven Gerrard has landed a new gig in the wake of his Aston Villa sacking. But it isn't a return to the dugout - not yet at least - for the Liverpool and England legend. Instead, he's been appointed as a brand ambassador for online betting firm M88 Mansion for the World Cup. It's Gerrard's first confirmed role following Villa's…

As per Birmingham Mail, Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard has been linked with the managerial vacancy at EFL Championship outfit Wigan Athletic. Gerrard was sacked by Aston Villa on 20 October after the Villains' poor run of form left them languishing just outside the bottom three in the Premier League. Villa suffered a disappointing 3-0 defeat to…

Barry Ferguson has demanded the Rangers board stump up cash for Gio van Bronckhorst this January if they decide to persist with the struggling boss. Ferguson watched Gers lose at St Johnstone and was half expecting the boardroom to wield the axe and bin their manager to look for a replacement. But after the Dutchman revealed there had been no…

STEVEN GERRARD is the current favourite to make a sensational Ibrox return and replace under-fire Giovanni van Bronckhorst. The Rangers boss is under pressure having fallen SEVEN points behind Celtic in the title race and a disastrous European campaign that saw them become'WORST EVER' Champions League side. Rangers have been booed off the park in…

Steven Gerrard's much-discussed decision to'move up' in his managerial career by leaving Rangers in favour of Aston Villa isn't looking too wise right about now. On Wednesday night, the Glaswegian giants sealed their return to the group stages of the Champions League for the first time since 2010. Meanwhile, Gerrard is coming under increasing…

The summer transfer window officially opens in Scotland on June 10, although deals can be completed before players are formally registered at the Scottish FA on that date. Several clubs have been active already with the higher profile moves including defender John Souttar's move from Rangers to Hearts, Hibs' capture of Scotland goalkeeper David…

Duncan Ferguson hailed the work Wayne Rooney has done at Derby County as the former England captain acknowledged he is "flattered" by reports of Everton's interest. Rooney, England's record goalscorer who had two spells at boyhood club Everton either side his trophy-laden stint at Manchester United, moved into management in 2020 at Derby, where he…

The life of a football manager - barely getting a chance to clear your desk before the world is already rattling on about who's going to replace you. Mind you, in Giovanni van Bronckhorst's case, speculation over a successor has been rife for weeks prior to Rangers' decision to pull the plug on his tenure. A dismal start to the season, both…

are already offering odds on who will succeed Gareth Southgate as England manager ahead of the World Cup even starting. Southgate has a better record at major tournaments than any England manager since Sir Alf Ramsey, but they suffered an ignominious relegation to League B of the Nations League after losing to Italy in the previous game. An…