'I will forgive him' - Celebrity Rangers fan performs shock Steven Gerrard U-turn as he makes comeback plea
WWE star and Rangers-daft Drew McIntyre has explained to Gary Neville why Gerrard’s return to Ibrox could bring back the glory days
Drew McIntyre has revealed how Steven Gerrard “broke his heart” by opting to leave Rangers for Aston Villa - but admits he could be willing to forgive and forget should the English football icon return to Ibrox as the club’s new permanent boss.
The WWE star admits he still “hurts” over the Liverpool icon’s mid-season exit for the Premier League giants in 2021, but confirmed he would be open to the Scouser making a comeback this summer amid a 49ers takeover of the club.
McIntyre - a Rangers ambassador - insists Gerrard will have to earn his trust once again if he was to be offered the chance to make a sensational return to Glasgow after doing such an impressive job during his first spell in Govan. But he reckons Gerrard is the man capable of rebuilding and bringing success back to Rangers.
“Maybe Gerrard is the one to bring back,” McIntyre shrugged in an interview with Gary Neville and Rebecca Lowe on the Overlap US. “You know, he hurt me. He pained me. He came in, he really turned us around.
“He’s somebody, the same deal, knows what it’s like to play with that passion, play at that level, turned the team around completely, stopped Celtic getting ten-in-a-row. Sent him a couple of messages back and forth between us on the social media, was so happy to see him there.
McIntyre added: “Gerrard broke my heart. It would be tough to forgive him but if he does come back and he gets us back in our winning ways then I will give him a mighty hug and I will forgive him.”
Gerrard was sacked after just nine months as manager of Aston Villa. The 44-year-old is currently taking a a hiatus from management after an ill-fated spell in the Middle East at Saudi Pro League outfit Al-Ettifaq.
However, the ex-Gers boss remains one of the bookmakers favourite to fill the Ibrox hotseat and while McIntyre has thrown his weight behind an epic return, the Ayrshire-born wrestler is still rooting for caretaker boss Barry Ferguson in the meantime.
“I wouldn’t want to kick old Barry out this quick,” he explained. “I never want anyone to lose their job, but the last gaffer, he shall not be named, I was like God, please get rid of him.
“I’m not going to say he is the one but I was just excited when I heard Barry Ferguson was coming in after such an abysmal (season). Somebody that knows what it’s like to play for the jersey, someone who knows what it’s like to truly be a Rangers player.
“Especially if you go against Celtic. That was a good week where we beat Fenerbahce and we beat Celtic in the same week.”