If we don't beat Celtic at Ibrox and then go on to lift the cup, you can argue the season hasn't delivered for Rohl. To be fair, I still back him to take us forward — but there has to be a ruthless summer when it comes to clearing out the dead weight that is clogging the squad.

There's a long tail of names that aren't pulling their weight: Matondo, Bajrami, Aasgaard, Aarons, Djiga, Cornelius, Rice, Antman, Tav, Meghoma, Sterling (injuries?), Ecen, Diomande. Some of those are loans or stop-gaps, some might have been signed with hope they’d rediscover form, but truth is too many are barely making an impact. A few aren’t exactly dead wood — veterans or youngsters with potential — but too many are simply not contributing enough to justify their places.

The pragmatic thing in the summer is obvious: move on the players who aren’t part of the plan and reinvest. Even bringing in five or six useful signings would lift us. We don't need wholesale rebuilding, but we do need players who bring tempo, intelligent off-the-ball movement and consistency. If Miovski isn't going to feature, I’d add him to the list for consideration. And Naderi needs to start getting amongst the goals; we need end product from the wide players and the forwards.

Nobody's saying boardroom fireworks are required — just clarity. If Rohl is going to be given the job to build, he has to have a squad that actually helps his ideas on pressing and transition. The summer window should be about trimming bloated numbers, keeping the hungry and bringing in a handful of players who actually improve the XI. Do that and next season looks a lot more promising. Fail to do it and criticism will be entirely justified.

Written by Foreverrangers: 30 March 2026

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