Guilt. That was Michael Beale’s overriding feeling as he watched it unfold in front of his eyes. He sat in front of a TV screen 300 miles away from Hampden.
But it hurt like he was still there in the Rangers dugout.He felt like he SHOULD be there. And a big chunk of the club’s fans wanted him to be there.
Instead, Beale was easing into his new role in Birmingham. Just 24 hours before, he’d stood beside Steven Gerrard in the Aston Villa technical area, leading the side to a 2-0 debut win over Brighton in the Premier League.In Glasgow, rookie coaches Davie McCallum and Brian Gilmour were in charge of Rangers as the team were humiliated by Hibs in the League Cup semi-final.
A first-half Martin Boyle hat-trick had the players Beale had left behind beleaguered and shell-shocked. The question is, did his heart ever really leave Ibrox?
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