Michael Beale has shared his frustration that tonight's Scottish Premiership clash between Hearts and Rangers is not being shown live on TV.
The fixture is set to a cracker with second facing off against third under the lights at Tynecastle with a sell-out crowd expected.
Five Premiership matches are set to take place tonight after Hibernian and Ross County clashed last night, but none of the fixtures are being shown live on the league's leading broadcaster Sky Sports.
Beale told BBC Sportsound: “Listen I love coming here to Tynecastle. I think the pitch is always very good when you come here.
“It is a really good club. They are on the up. I think Robbie has done a heck of a job, both times, but certainly in this moment.
“They are in a rich vain of form. There are three teams in Scotland that other teams have found difficult to take anything from them and Hearts are one of them.
“This makes it an intriguing game. I cannot believe it is not live on TV. This is the kind of game that showcases our league very well.
“I think the fans in here will make plenty of noise and make it difficult for us. Nothing but the best of Rangers is what is needed tonight.”
Meanwhile, Rangers completed the signing of Belgium Under-21 international Nicolas Raskin while there was little activity at Celtic Park on the final day of the transfer window.
The Belgium Under-21 international was Rangers’ sole deadline-day arrival after choosing Michael Beale’s side ahead of other options.
The 21-year-old was due to become a free agent in the summer and Rangers secured his signature after agreeing a fee with Standard Liege.
The midfielder told the Gers website: “It was very exciting when I was told about Rangers’ interest because it’s a big club. I was watching Rangers when they got to the Europa League final so I knew this was a very big club.
“In Belgium, we are always looking at the big derby, so it was very exciting.
“The manager convinced me to come because I had a few other offers, but it was good how the manager spoke to me. I wanted to come directly after he spoke to me.
“I wanted to come here because I feel that the manager can improve me. It’s a big club so you can always improve a lot. I was playing at a club in Belgium that was almost the little brother of this club.
“When the manager was talking to me and explaining everything, I said to him that it looked like the big brother of the club I was at.
“The demands and the fans are crazy, and so is the atmosphere on the pitch. That’s why I chose a club like Rangers. I could have chosen another club, but I feel more pressure here and I like to play with emotion.
“I needed to move from Belgium to grow. It’s good for me because my team in Belgium, we are very famous and the fans are good. I love to play with the pressure and the standards are high, which is what I need to improve myself.”
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