Michael Beale Sunderland debut suffers 4 disasters as life after Rangers starts with board protest and old boss chants
dailyrecord.co.ukMichael Beale suffered four separate nightmares before Christmas as life after Rangers at Sunderland started with a whimper.The Londoner's appointment to replace popular gaffer Tony Mowbray was met with mixed opinions from the Black Cats support.
And sinking to a poor 3-0 loss against Coventry at the Stadium of Light was just one of the terrible quartet to meet Beale. Angry fans launched a protest against the club board for the way they have handled their ticket situation for the upcoming FA Cup tie with bitter rivals Newcastle.
A banner read: "Home end handed over. Shame on you. £500+ VAT. The price of loyalty."If the atmosphere was already frosty, chants of former boss Mowbray certainly didn't help matters for Beale, who watched impressive performer Niall Huggins get stretchered off with what appeared as a serious injury.
The 43-year-old was sacked by Rangers in October and admits everything that could have gone wrong on his return to the dugout did.
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