DANNY ROHL CAUSES AN UPROAR AT RANGERS TRAINING CAMP AS SLAP JOKE GOES BADLY WRONG, ANDREW CAVENAGH AND PLAYERS HAS TO STEP IN

# Danny Rohl Causes Uproar at Rangers Training Camp: Slap Joke Goes Badly Wrong, Andrew Cavenagh and Players Step In

Glasgow, October 22, 2025

In a shocking turn just one day after his unveiling as Rangers’ new head coach, Danny Rohl has ignited controversy at the club’s Auchenhowie training camp. The 36-year-old German, fresh from his triumphant stint at Sheffield Wednesday, aimed to break the ice with his new squad during an early-morning session. But what started as a lighthearted “slap joke” quickly spiraled into chaos, forcing chairman Andrew Cavenagh and several players to intervene.Rohl, known for his intense, motivational style, gathered the players for a team-building exercise. Sources close to the camp describe how the former RB Leipzig assistant referenced a viral clip from his Wednesday days, where he’d playfully “slapped” a teammate’s hand during a huddle to hype up the group. “I said, ‘Let’s wake up the fire in you lads – a quick slap to get the blood pumping!'” Rohl reportedly quipped, demonstrating with an open-palmed gesture toward captain James Tavernier.The room erupted in uneasy laughter at first. But as Rohl escalated the bit, mimicking a harder “slap” on a water bottle and joking about “German efficiency in motivation,” tensions boiled over. Midfielder Joe Rothwell still raw from the Russell Martin era’s failures, misinterpreted the gesture as aggressive, shoving back and shouting, “This isn’t a bloody circus!” Within seconds, a heated exchange involving Jack, Tavernier, with pushes and raised voices echoing across the pitches.Enter Andrew Cavenagh, the US consortium chairman who only yesterday defended the club’s turbulent managerial hunt at Ibrox. Alerted by sporting director Kevin Thelwell, Cavenagh rushed from a nearby board meeting, arriving red-faced and authoritative. “Enough! We’re Rangers, not a bar brawl,” he bellowed, pulling Jack aside while urging calm. Tavernier and Igamane, Rangers’ elder statesmen, flanked Rohl, forming a human barrier as the coach stammered apologies. “It was meant to energize, not divide,” Rohl later admitted in a closed-door huddle, his beaming press conference smile replaced by visible regret.The incident, leaked via anonymous squad whispers to Scottish media, has amplified fan anxieties. Social media lit up with #RohlSlapGate, memes blending Rohl’s youthful enthusiasm with fears of another Martin-style misfire. Club insiders insist it’s a “teething issue,” praising Rohl’s first session’s “intensity” from his unveiling. Cavenagh, in a terse statement, vowed unity: “We’ve got a fighter in Danny. One bad joke won’t derail us – we’re building sustainably.”As Rangers eye a gritty trip to Easter Road this weekend, all eyes are on Rohl’s redemption. Can the prodigy turn uproar into unity, or is this slap a harbinger of Ibrox fireworks? For now, the camp’s back to drills – minus the props.