Coach Under Fire as Rangers’ Ambitions Collapse
Glasgow – After only weeks in charge, the appointment of Danny Röhl as head coach of Rangers has already sparked a major internal crisis at the club, raising serious questions about the board’s decision-making and the coach’s readiness for the pressure cooker of Scottish football.
Röhl, aged 36, was brought in late October on a 2½-year deal to rescue Rangers from a disastrous start to the season. He replaced Russell Martin, who lasted a mere 123 days and left the club with just one league win in seven games.
From the moment of his appointment, Röhl has come under immediate scrutiny. Sources within the club claim that the board—including CEO Patrick Stewart and Sporting Director Kevin Thelwell—knew full well the job was a poisoned chalice. The fans, still reeling from another disappointing campaign and a European disaster, weren’t told the full extent of the pitfalls.
One insider told this reporter: “They sold the appointment as the start of a ‘new era’ but behind closed doors everyone knew the squad was broken, the mood was toxic, and the timing was terrible. Röhl may be talented, but this wasn’t a clean canvas.”
The controversy deepened when it emerged that Röhl had been pulled back into the recruitment process after previously withdrawing his availability — meaning the selection process was chaotic.
Critics argue that Rangers’ board has shown a reckless disregard for tradition and realism. While Röhl may have spent time on the coaching staff of elite clubs, this is his first senior head-job in the Scottish Premiership. The gulf between expectation and experience appears wide.
Fans have been vocal on social media:
> “Worst Rangers side I have ever witnessed. It’s like some sort of practical jokers episode.
> “A head coach is not what’s needed at a club like Rangers—we need a proper figurehead, not some glorified PE teacher.”
Meanwhile, the transfer window looms and financial pressures bite. One figure close to the club said: “The board spent big, promised a rebuild, but nothing has changed. We still lack leadership on the pitch and the new coach is inheriting a mess.”
Questions now swirl around accountability. Should the board bear blame for mis-hiring and lack of support? Did Röhl underestimate the cultural and media pressure of Ibrox? And can he realistically turn things around before the season spirals further?
Perhaps most controversially, some supporters are already calling for the board’s resignation rather than the next coach. The message appears clear: at Rangers, just appointing a new head coach won’t be enough to quiet the noise — not unless results and culture change almost instantly.
What happens next may well define whether this season becomes further humiliation or the start of real regeneration — but for now, at least, the storm at Ibrox has only just begun.