Beale, then in charge of QPR, would visit his former club and be spotted in the stands with pressure mounting on Van Bronckhorst.
Defeat to Aberdeen looks to have been the final straw for Rangers fans with Michael Beale facing the Ibrox axe after the disastrous display.
Rangers won the game 4-1 and Van Bronckhorst kept his job - but Beale may not be so lucky with his Aberdeen cameo from the stands and the 3-1 Scottish Premiership defeat acting as de facto bookends for his time as Light Blues boss. At the time Beale's visit was said to be a chance for him to return to Glasgow and catch up with old friends as he greeted punters around Ibrox before kick-off - but the toxic atmosphere at full-time appears to signal the end game is approaching for the boss.
Pundit Hugh Keevins was quick to point out the twist of fate facing Beale on Clyde 1 Superscoreboard: "After Limassol, after St Mirren, it’s the international break. it may be a repeat of history. As Giovanni van Bronckhorst went, so might he.
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