There’s no denying what Danny did earlier in the season. He rescued a campaign that felt finished and dragged this club back into a title fight. But football fans aren’t robots: you don’t get a lifetime pass for a few good weeks. When results and performances dip, the goodwill dries up quick enough.
Goodwill isn’t endless
To be fair, the turnaround earned him credit. You can see why supporters backed him after that run. But that bank of goodwill can be emptied by a string of poor displays, and the defeats to sides like Motherwell and Livingston have done just that. Tonight’s game left a lot of us wondering if he actually has the answers when things go wrong.
Did we outthink ourselves?
The worrying thing was how little adjustment there seemed to be in the second half. The opposition — an OAP, in the eyes of some — looked comfortable against our shape, and there was no clear plan to drag the game back. That’s not an attack on the players alone; it’s a question for the man in the dugout. If you can't change the tide from the touchline, supporters will start to lose faith.
Time for a handshake and a rethink?
I’m grateful for what he achieved. He deserves that. But gratitude doesn’t equal job security if the board and fans believe we need someone with a proven record of winning. I don’t think he’s the long-term answer for Rangers. The sensible route might be to accept what’s been done, thank him, and use the break at the end of the season to properly target a manager who’s won things before and can steady the ship for the next campaign.
It’s a bit raw right now, emotions high, expectations higher. But truth is, we have to be honest about where we are. The season’s not over yet, but supporters have every right to question whether this is as far as Danny can take us.
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