Ally McCoist has described his beloved Rangers as "poor" following Sunday's defeat to Celtic, insisting Ibrox supporters are now getting restless.
Michael Beale is under huge pressure following a nightmare week for the Govan side as they coupled the defeat to Celtic with also getting knocked out of the Champions League.
Rangers fans vented their frustration at Beale and his players after Sunday's game, and McCoist can understand where they are coming from.
Speaking on talkSPORT the former Gers striker was asked if supporters were waiting outside Ibrox for Beale after the game on Sunday.
He responded: "No, not quite yet. But the natives were very restless at the end of the game.
"It was one of these games where the losing manager was going to get a bit of stick and that was certainly the case. As for the players, I thought Rangers were poor to be honest.
"You can talk about the goal that got disallowed and all that. But I thought Rangers were poor against a very, very average Celtic team."
Beale went on the defensive after his Rangers side were booed at the end of their 1-0 defeat by Old Firm rivals Celtic.
The Light Blues controversially had a Kemar Roofe goal ruled out in the first half after a VAR check saw referee Don Robertson award a foul to Celtic for Cyriel Dessers’ challenge on defender Gustaf Lagerbielke in the build-up.
Kyogo Furuhashi’s late first-half strike proved to be a winner and took the Hoops four points clear of Rangers after four cinch Premiership games going into the international break.
Beale said: “I am speaking after a defeat. I don’t think everything at Rangers is broken and everything at Celtic is rosy after today’s game.
“Two teams played today, we made a huge mistake for a goal. We had chances to score and win that game and we didn’t.
“We have to dust ourselves down. We have two weeks now to work on the training pitch, it’s a good period for us barring the internationals who are away.
“And then we have to come back. I think we have five games in 15 days when we come back, so it’s a chance for us in that moment to show improvement.
“I understand the frustration with the fans. It is with the shirt. It is not just at Rangers, it is anywhere.
“It is a derby, a game where there is a lot of emotion involved and the fans expect their team to get a result and we didn’t.
“That’s par for the course. In terms of pressure, you are always under pressure in this job.
“You are only ever a couple of results not going your way to feel that. The most pressure is the one we put on ourselves and we have fallen short of that today because I expected and wanted us to get a result.
“Over the course of the 90 minutes I think the result is harsh on us but in terms of these games, they are only about the result.”
