'Clear idea': Rangers confidence for 2026 grows after positive morning meeting

Rangers will finish the year at best third in the Scottish Premiership and ended the last 12 months without a trophy. They have sacked two managers in Philippe Clement and Russell Martin, failed to kick on after a takeover led by American tycoon Andrew Cavenagh and were embarrassingly knocked out of the Scottish Cup by Championship side Queen’s Park.

Their recent activity in the transfer market has been far from successful, while some fans have turned their sights on the Rangers hierarchy. Sporting director Kevin Thelwell and chief executive Patrick Stewart were axed last month amid pictures of their faces being put on banners with crosshairs over them.

Rohl came in as head coach in October and has presided over a quiet rise back up the league table with an eight-game unbeaten run. That series came to an end last weekend when losing 2-1 at leaders Hearts, leaving Rangers 12 points off top spot.

Nevertheless, the 36-year-old envisages better fortunes in 2026 and said there is a clear vision in place for the Ibrox club.

“I'm very positive because I have a good relationship with Andrew (Cavenagh) and with the people around me,” said Rohl, whose team faces Motherwell on Saturday. “We have a clear idea of what we want to do and what we want to see in the future from our team, from Rangers. We have to do everything right. We have to improve parts.

“It means the team, it means our direction of football that we want to see. We agree that we have a lot of work to do, but I'm very positive. I was in on [Tuesday] morning and had a talk about our direction and it goes in the direction we want to see in the future.”

Asked if Rangers feels like a more stable club that when he first arrived, Rohl answered: “I think to be more stable it's about results on the one side, it's about performance and it's about the direction we want to go in.

“I feel that all these things go in the direction we want to see. I know as well that we want to drive quicker. This is also part of our development, but I see at the moment the direction and that's the most important key.”