Don't Fall For Grass Is Greener

All this 'grass is greener' syndrome needs called out. We watch another manager from a distance, see what we want to see, and suddenly every flaw at Ibrox becomes a national emergency while their neatness looks like genius.

The numbers don't always back the hype

Look at the figures people have been waving about. Motherwell have 45 points since Rohl arrived, playing a game less; yet Rohl has won 48 in the same time. Both teams have had 6 draws in that time, so if Motherwell win their game in hand they will have the same points. Those are the kind of comparisons folk throw about without thinking why they matter.

Time beats Twitter takes

Yes, you can chat about less resource, but Rohl has had less of the one resource which can help - time. To be fair, time lets you bed in ideas, shape a squad, get players to buy into a way of playing. You can see why supporters of other clubs start singing the praises when results line up, but that doesn't automatically make them superior managers.

Context, memory and a bit of humility

So we are looking at a manager who has the same points as us at this time, the same draws as our manager, but is claimed to be better. That is after a pre-season and early results that had their fans shouting for him to be sacked. Go figure. The truth is comparisons like this are often lazy — they ignore context, resources, expectations and timing.

Fans will always nitpick, it's in our nature. But if we're honest, a calmer, fairer look at the facts usually shows the picture isn't as tidy as the armchair pundits make out. Keep the perspective. Judge properly. And maybe stop assuming the grass is greener purely because the other lot's lawn looks neater from across the fence.

Written by Angus1812: 20 March 2026