Ceri Bowley has deleted his social media post that hailed Giovanni van Bronckhorst following his sacking from Rangers.

The Ibrox club cut ties with the Dutchman yesterday following a poor run of results both in Europe and domestically.

Bowley was brought to the club this summer as first-team coach having previously worked with Van Bronckhorst at the City Football Group.

He took to Twitter to thank his colleague for his work during his time in Glasgow.

He wrote: “A man of integrity and honour, the most professional and respectful in football. Proud to have been by your side and sorry I couldn’t do more. A victim of your own success, you will be back stronger and even better.”

Bowley has since deleted his post despite many fans picking up on the tweet to the former Ibrox manager.

Meanwhile, Kenny Miller believes QPR boss Michael Beale should feature prominently on the shortlist to replace Giovanni van Bronckhorst as Rangers manager.

Beale was a highly-regarded coach under Gerrard at Ibrox and more recently at Aston Villa before branching out on his own to become QPR boss in June.

Former Ibrox striker Miller feels the 42-year-old – who has emerged as the odds-on favourite with bookmakers – is the standout option to succeed Van Bronckhorst.

“There’s loads of names that spring to mind, you’ve got the likes of Sean Dyche who’s got connections to (Rangers sporting director) Ross Wilson, the same with Ralph Hasenhuttl,” Miller told Sky Sports.

“One for me that would be right at the top of the list would be Michael Beale. His name’s been bandied about over the last month while Rangers have been toiling.

“I think he fits, he knows the club, he knows the players. There would be no surprises with him walking back into the building in terms of the demands and the expectations of the football club and he’s started off his own journey as a manager pretty well as well so I think he’d be right at the top of the list.”