14 Dec 2023 00:48:56
I get most have read this but just for the ones that haven't.

The Zambian left Glasgow in the summer and has revealed the frosty nature of his exit from Auchenhowie.

Fashion Sakala has revealed his heartbreak over his Rangers exit - with Michael Beale giving him the cold shoulder without an explanation.

The striker moved to the Saudi Pro League with Al-Fayha during the Londoner's summer rebuild. After moving to Glasgow from Oostende in 2021, the forward became well-liked within the support and was part of the side that reached the Europa League final. He also won a Scottish Cup while at Ibrox, and the boss who ended his Scottish spell was sacked by October.


Speaking to the Herald, the 26-year-old has revealed how his relationship with Beale crumbled, and how he wished to have had a higher amount of respect than what he was offered through moves like not allowing him into the Rangers training ground. Beale had described their relationship as "really close" and "maybe even stronger than with anyone else in the group. " Sakala said: "I went back to pre-season in Germany and it was a big surprise because my pictures were not taken. I was scoring beautiful goals and my goals were not published. I could see my friends celebrating goals.

"When we had a team meeting, my answers were not allowed to be published. People started asking if I was there in pre-season. I was there from the beginning to the end. It was a hard one to take for me.

"Even if there was a club that wanted to buy me, I could have at least been respected a little bit and leave the club in a good way. Rangers was a club that I felt was like my home and receiving that treatment was so hard for me. "

On his deteriorating relationship with Beale and Rangers exit overall, Sakala added: "That was the hard one. When I was coming back for the new season, I thought the coach would trust me. and want me there for the new season. He didn't talk to me about anything or any transfers.

"He clearly showed me that I wasn't part of his plans without telling me anything. The time I received a call from Mick Beale was when he told me not to come to the training ground anymore. That was hard to take for me because I didn't do anything. Players leave clubs but they are not told not to go to the training ground, not told not to be part of the team.

"I stayed without training with the club for almost two weeks. I think I deserved much better, I deserved to be respected at least. I understand you want to sell me to get money to buy new players, that is fine.

"But let me just be part of the team, let me say goodbye nicely to my team-mates. When I received a call that I shouldn't go to the training ground anymore, I didn't see any of my team-mates anymore. It was hard to say goodbye in such a bad way to people who looked after me so well - Tavernier, Goldson - I had to talk to them on phones when it was time to leave.


"It was hard for them to believe that I wasn't allowed to go to the training ground anymore. It was sad the way I said goodbye to Rangers, it is very sad. I know the fans didn't understand the role they were playing with me, but they really helped me a lot.

"The favour I wasn't getting from the managers, I was getting it from the fans, I was getting it from the players. I was pushing myself every day and working hard every day to do it for them because when I do it, I knew they would be very proud of me and would be singing my song and pushing me.

"They played a bigger role for me there than some of the coaches I worked with at Rangers to be honest. "For me, the fans were more important than some of the coaches there. Except Gerrard, he was special.

1.) 14 Dec 2023
14 Dec 2023 02:56:48
An utter disgrace, shameful behaviour.

2.) 14 Dec 2023
14 Dec 2023 05:27:57
Can see why the team lost harmony and fight for the manager?

3.) 14 Dec 2023
14 Dec 2023 08:59:10
And to think someone on here said Sakala wanted away. Disgusting how the lad was treated.

4.) 14 Dec 2023
14 Dec 2023 09:58:19
Baxrter. Sakala clearly wanted away after it was clear he had no future at rangers, many wanted him to stay

As I said as a backup his goals were important.

We also need to remember after Celtic games most would want him out die to chances missed

End of day likeable lad wish him well.

5.) 14 Dec 2023
14 Dec 2023 12:03:19
Things like this happen at every club in the world and will continue to happen. We got decent cash for him and Sima is a better player in his position.

6.) 14 Dec 2023
14 Dec 2023 13:21:22
He missed two chances against them and got slaughtered on here. I wanted him to stay but these things happen in football and will happen again.

7.) 14 Dec 2023
14 Dec 2023 16:19:03
Nice lad who will never be a great player, but who would have done a job for us. Miss his enthusiasm.