Forget Thelwell and Stewart, Rangers’ biggest problem is Cavenagh | OneFootball

Rangers fans can no longer ignore the chaos that Andrew Cavenagh has created. His total failure to control Kevin Thelwell and Patrick Stewart has left the club sinking. The new era has turned into a farce. The fans can see it, yet the chairman acts as if nothing is wrong. The real crisis is inside the boardroom, and this loss of control defines Rangers leadership collapse.

Thelwell and Stewart run unchecked

Cavenagh has given both men carte blanche to do as they please. Thelwell controls recruitment without restraint. Stewart controls operations without challenge. Together they have drained Rangers of direction, accountability and purpose. They answer to no one. The money has gone on wasteful transfers while the team’s results collapse.

Fans remember the promises. Thelwell spoke of a rebuild and a long-term plan. Yet it looks like a long-term disaster. Ten million went on Youssef Chermiti, and he barely touches the ball. The squad looks weaker than ever, while rivals laugh. The blame lies squarely with those who built this mess.

Cavenagh refuses to act. He shields Thelwell and Stewart every time the pressure mounts. Then he gives interviews defending them when fans demand accountability. He calls them “committed” and “visionary” even as the results prove otherwise. That weakness makes him part of the problem.

Cavenagh’s weak defence

Instead of leading, he hides. Instead of protecting Rangers, he protects them. Supporters see through the spin. They see a chairman out of his depth, clinging to failed executives who have wrecked the club’s standards. Thelwell and Stewart have too much freedom. Cavenagh has no control, no grip, and no fight.

This leadership collapse is now backed even by the official narrative. Rangers have published pieces defending the duo and outlining their “vision”. That public loyalty confirms how deep the denial runs inside Ibrox. The excuses keep coming, while the fans’ patience runs out.

A club dying from the top

The evidence piles up. Sky Sports continues to repeat their statements of intent, yet nothing changes on the pitch. This leadership collapse is killing Rangers. It spreads through every level of the club. The players look lost because the hierarchy above them has no unity. Decisions make no sense. Recruitment fails. Communication fails. Leadership fails. Every day the board dithers, the situation worsens.

Thelwell and Stewart act like untouchable kings. Cavenagh stands by, watching them destroy what he swore to protect. Fans now understand the truth. The club they love is being mismanaged by people who care more about power than progress.

Rangers leadership collapse has become the defining feature of this era. It symbolises everything wrong at Ibrox. Until someone with real backbone steps in to stop this madness, the decline will continue, and Rangers will keep dying from the top down.