Ex-Scotland striker rates Rangers’ head coach Danny Rohl but not so much the 49ers | OneFootball

• Says Rohl’s appointment won’t change how Rangers fans feel about US owners
• Says improvement on the pitch will ease the pressure on the board
• Says he has the credentials to be a “top, top coach at a top club”

“I don’t know if Rohl’s appointment will change the fans’ minds about the current owners. I don’t know. Maybe that’s going a little bit too far.

But what I do know about Danny is that he’s a wonderful coach. The Rangers fans, as passionate as they are, if Danny can start winning football games as he has done since he came in, and the style of play that he wants to play, that it will take the pressure off the board a little bit.

Then the fans can then concentrate on the team going forward, trying to push Celtic and Hearts a little bit more. They can push in games in Europe, games in the cup.

Nicky Weaver, an old teammate of mine, was actually working under Danny at Sheffield Wednesday a couple of seasons ago. I was asking Nicky what it was like and he couldn’t have been more complimentary of him. He said he’s got all the attributes to be a top coach at a top club.

So if he can get Rangers playing to a tune, as I said, the fans will be on his side.  Fans just want to win football games, don’t they? And if they’re winning, it’ll then take the pressure off the board a little bit. If they’re not winning, the Rangers fans are going to go after the board again. Trust me on that one.”

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