The maddening thing about Rangers in recent years is how quickly we hit the panic button. Since we came back up, it feels like every manager gets one window, maybe two if they’re lucky, then the minute there’s a draw or a bad result the whole place turns into a tribunal.
Steven Gerrard was the one exception. He was given time, was backed through multiple windows, and even when it wasn’t perfect you could at least see a team being built with a shape and an idea. Since then, it’s been a constant cycle of new voice, new squad tweaks, new promises, and then another reset before anything has properly bedded in.
The ‘win the league’ chat comes too early
We’ve seen this movie with Gio, with Beale, and with Clement. A decent run appears, a bit of momentum builds, and suddenly the talk is all “this is it, we’re going to win it”. Then one sticky afternoon arrives and it’s straight to “get him out”.
I’m not saying fans can’t be angry. Standards at Rangers are what they are. But there’s a difference between demanding improvement and acting like any dropped point is proof the manager can’t do the job. The league is a grind. You don’t build a title team on vibes over a month, and you definitely don’t build one by ripping up the plan every time the form line wobbles.
Criticising selection is easy when the bench is light
A lot of the noise aimed at Danny Röhl is about team selection. “Why is he playing that guy?” “He’s out of form.” “He can’t do this or that.” Fine. But the honest question is: who are you bringing on instead?
Because that’s been the recurring issue at Rangers for a while. When someone drops off, there often isn’t a genuine alternative who raises the level. Clement ran into the exact same problem. You could see it in games where we needed a lift and the changes didn’t change anything, not because the manager didn’t want to, but because the options weren’t there.
Backing a manager has to mean something
Fans keep asking for a “rebuild”, then act shocked when it takes longer than a few months. If we actually want progress, it has to be the same manager getting properly backed over multiple windows, and not just in terms of bodies in the door.
The point about money being spent will always come up, and it should. If there’s been significant outlay and a lot of incoming movement, you expect the squad to look stronger, especially the bench. When it doesn’t, frustration naturally falls on the recruitment side, and that’s where Thelwell and Martin have to take heat for what looks like a wasted window.
Truth is, Rangers don’t need another hard reset. We need a plan we actually stick to.
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