Former Rangers manager Michael Beale has reflected on his time in charge of the club.
The Englishman, who served as Steven Gerrard's assistant at Ibrox, came in to replace Giovanni Van Bronckhorst in November 2022.
Beale ultimately spent less than a year at the helm, and, speaking recently to the Daily Mail, he admitted that there is a huge difference between being a coach and being a manager.
He also stated that it was 'hard' to speak to the media several times a week.
"It certainly is different being the assistant at Rangers to the main man," said Beale.
"I had Gary (McAllister) and Steven (Gerrard) to lean on for three years. I had only been away 11 months when I came back up from QPR but I knew 80 per cent of the squad.
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"Giovanni van Bronckhorst had done a very good job so the first question I had to the board was "Why?".
"I went back in, we started well and it just took off. But the difference between being a coach and a manager is it's just different.
"My focus had been entirely on coaching up until that point but then all of a sudden I was knocking out eight to 12 interviews a week immediately after you play.
"Sometimes I was very emotional and honest. You have to learn very quickly.
"If you are coaching in front of 52,000 people it is hard to switch off all your emotions. You have to be highly competitive. You have to have natural enthusiasm.
"It is hard to switch that off and come and speak to all the media within 10 minutes of the game.
"With a few more grey hairs now I am hoping to improve on it. There are mistakes I have made. We all make mistakes, it is part of being a human.
"I was proud of a lot at Rangers, the win percentage was strong, we went in so far behind but had more points than Celtic in that period. But a lot changed."
Beale took charge of Sunderland at the end of 2023, but he lasted only 12 games at the Stadium of Light.
He is now an assistant to Saad Al-Shehri at Saudi Pro League side Al-Ettifaq.
