Rangers head coach Danny Röhl says there is “no question” about his future after receiving clear assurances from the club’s board amid fan anger following a poor run of results.
The Ibrox side have lost three successive matches for the first time since 2000 and are now guaranteed to finish third in the Premiership. Celtic beat Rangers 3-1 in the final Old Firm meeting of the season, leaving Celtic and Hearts to contest the title. Rangers end the campaign at home to Hibernian before travelling to Falkirk on Saturday, and the club will finish the season without a trophy.
There have been calls from some supporters for Röhl, who took charge in October, to be replaced this summer. Asked directly whether chairman Andrew Cavenagh and the board had given him assurances, Röhl replied: “Yes.” He said the last 48 hours had brought “unbelievable support from the board” and that everyone around him saw positive signs, while the coaching team remained self-critical.
“The most important thing is it is what I have said many times, we have to take all the information and what we need into the new season,” Röhl added. He pointed to the departure of captain James Tavernier — confirmed to be leaving after 11 years — as a significant turning point, saying the club must develop new leaders in the dressing room to set standards on the training pitch and in difficult moments during games.
“We need new leaders, more leaders for the dressing room, to set our standards,” he said, calling the situation a “great opportunity” to work on those issues and stressing his clarity about what the club must do to be “top, top, top.”
Former striker Kris Boyd, however, argued that the squad’s mentality is the major concern and said another summer rebuild is inevitable. Boyd described Rangers’ recent pattern as worrying — capable of looking strong in spells but “folding” in moments that require resilience. “When everything is going well, Rangers look a good team, but when they have to suffer, they fold,” he said, insisting there is a leadership deficit and that the group drops off too sharply between halves.
Boyd warned that Röhl will face serious questions following the latest results and highlighted the financial and sporting impact of missing out on second place. “It is a big, big summer for Rangers,” he said, urging change in mentality and personnel to prevent a repeat next season.