He didn't plan to to leave Ibrox in mid-season, when Aston Villa came calling for Gerrard and his staff last November, so it struck a nerve when he posted an innocuous message on social media about nipping 'home' to Glasgow for a Christmas meal with the family. As one of Seven Gerrard's trusted lieutenants at Rangers, he was once sent off in Old Firm clash at Celtic Park for questioning referee Kevin Clancy's impartiality. Here at QPR, there will be cases when we send someone round to check on young players at home, but I'm also aware they may have wives, girlfriends and children who would not appreciate the manager popping round for a cup of tea and a snoop.”īeale is articulate and attentive, but he is no soft touch. "For me, as a manager, it's important to know my players as people, not just as footballers. Afterwards, we might talk about football, who's in their support network, who's the most inspirational person in their lives. You go round, you have a laugh, and then you get down to the serious business – like the main course. “But they were wonderful times when you were helping kids on their journey. HAVE YOUR SAY! Will QPR win promotion this season? Let us know in the comments section
The best of the worst dishes we were served? A pasta bolognese, probably, but I have a sweet tooth and the desserts were all good with me. The lads had to print off their menus and pin them on the noticeboard, so there was a lot of heckling. There was just a changing area, my office and a physio's room, but it was our own little world. In those days, Liverpool Under-23s used to change in what we called the 'Good S*** Portakabin' because there was no room for us in the main building. “So we organised a kind of Come Dine With Me experience, where a member of the coaching staff and I would go round for dinner after being given advance warning of the menu. And when they go home after training, you want to know they can cook, and they are not just ordering Dominos or fast food off Uber Eats. “We wanted to go round, have a little snoop and make sure they were living well, in good areas with the right security. “When young players move out of digs into their own place, we have a duty of care to 18, 19, 20-year-olds,” he said of his cookery drills at Liverpool. And the only knives – and forks – out for Beale will be on his next adventures as a food critic. As a start-up business, it wasn't a flawless business plan - but one of those original guests, Harry Watling, has just joined QPR's backroom staff as a set piece coach. His first excursion into coaching, 20 years ago, was in a church hall in Bromley which cost £35 an hour to hire, and only three boys, paying £4 each, turned up. A football manager's pastoral care never used to include episodes of Ready, Steady, Cook! But new Queen's Park Rangers manager Beale, 41, is smarter than your average guru.
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