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Danny Rohl isn't an appointment that pleases Rangers fans, much to the surprise of Sheffield Wednesday supporters

Rangers are still on the hunt for a new manager, after they parted ways with former Southampton boss Russell Martin after just one win in their opening seven league games.

The likes of Frank Lampard and former boss Steven Gerrard have both dismissed any approaches by the Scottish giants to bring them in as the new boss, and former Sheffield Wednesday boss Danny Rohl has emerged as a new frontrunner to take the opening at Ibrox.

Rohl has been without a job since July 29th, when he finally departed Hillsborough after a summer of turmoil, which saw a clear breakdown in communication between himself and Wednesday's owner, Dejphon Chansiri.

Despite essentially forcing himself out, Sheffield Wednesday fans still hold the German head coach in high regard for the miracle work he did in helping the club stave off relegation after an 11-game winless run to open the 2023/24 campaign, and making the club competitive last season, given everything which was going on behind the scenes.

However, Rangers fans aren't happy with this prospective appointment, and Wednesday fans are rather shocked at this reaction.

Sheffield Wednesday supporters battle in Danny Rohl's corner after Rangers backlash

Sheffield Star journalist Joe Crann posted on X following the backlash that Danny Rohl's links to Rangers generated amongst the Gers' fanbase.

"I know things didn't end how anybody would've wanted with Danny Rohl at #SWFC, but I'm flabbergasted at how many Rangers fans seem to think that he'd be a bad appointment," he said.

"He achieved a miracle in his first season and steadied a rocky ship in the second. Context is everything."

Some Rangers fans gathered in the comment section to relay their points, comparing Rohl's win percentage in the Championship with their former manager, Russell Martin, and saying that they needed better.

Some Wednesday fans were in support of Rohl, however, believing that Rangers fans are clearly setting their standards too high when it comes to managerial appointments, one going as far as to joke that Pep Guardiola wouldn't be good enough for the Scottish side.

Other Wednesday fans, like the one seen above, debate whether his reputation has followed him when it comes to being linked with other clubs.

Wednesday fans respect what he did on the pitch, but there's no shying away from the fact that, for some, the relationship soured slightly given how he went about his departure.

There's the worry that the German boss may use Rangers as a stepping stone to a big European side, like he was seemingly trying to do towards the end of his Wednesday tenure, but if he can come in and bring success to Ibrox, it may be worth it.

Danny Rohl could be a good manager for Rangers

Evidently, Rangers fans want to target pure winners, which, whilst what Rohl did at Sheffield Wednesday was impressive, he hasn't managed to do in his career.

Whether he'd be able to provide wins immediately and regularly depends on how you view the difference in quality between the Championship in England and the Premiership in Scotland, however.

Five-time SPL champion Neil Lennon had a 22.78% win percentage during his time at Bolton Wanderers in the EFL, and left with the club bottom of the Championship, and Steven Gerrard was managing in Saudi Arabia just two years after going invincible with Rangers in the SPL, so there could be indications that Rohl may be good enough to be that win-now boss.

Rangers fans clearly want someone prepared to do just that; they clearly don't want a project manager, but with Celtic already nine points ahead of them and Hearts 11 points ahead at the top of the SPL, this season might already be a write-off in terms of capturing a league title.

Bringing in someone like Rohl could be a good way for Rangers to look ahead to next season already, and if the German can pick up a healthy number of wins along the way, then that'll go a long way in proving he is good enough to take on the pressure of managing the Scottish giants.