Qudus SalihuRangers manager Danny Röhl has finally broken his silence following a scathing assessment from Ibrox icon Kris Boyd, who claimed the club’s title hopes are “finished” after their 2-1 defeat to Hearts. The loss at Tynecastle on December 21, 2025, left Rangers sitting in fourth place, a staggering 12 points behind Derek McInnes’ league leaders.
Boyd, speaking on Sky Sports, pulled no punches, labeling the performance “pathetic” and highlighting a shocking statistic: Hearts’ two center-backs have now scored as many league goals this season as Rangers’ entire frontline of Danilo, Bojan Miovski, and Youssef Chermiti combined. Boyd even donned a Hearts kit on air, declaring, “Rangers are out of it. They can forget it.”
Röhl, usually measured in his approach, appeared visibly frustrated by the “noise” surrounding the club’s current standing. While he admitted his side was “architects of their own downfall” during a disastrous four-minute spell where Stuart Findlay and Lawrence Shankland found the net, he hit back at the idea that the season is over.
”I am not a magician, and I am not here to please former players who want to make headlines,” Röhl stated. “We know the gap is big, and we know the strikers must score more, but to say we are ‘finished’ in December is not how I work. We had 57% possession and 10 corners at one of the hardest grounds in the country. The result is poor, but the process is ongoing.”
The German manager specifically addressed Boyd’s criticism regarding the lack of a “Rangers DNA” in the current squad. “People like to talk about the past and how things used to be. My job is to fix the present. If we score our big chance early in the game, the conversation today is very different. We are not hiding; we are working to pick the players up, including Jack Butland, who knows he made a mistake.”
Röhl’s response has sparked a massive reaction among the fans. While some supporters appreciate his refusal to bow to media pressure, others feel his comments were “defensive” and failed to acknowledge the reality of a 12-point deficit. With a game in hand and a January window approaching, Röhl’s “cold” dismissal of the Ibrox legends suggests a deepening divide between the current coaching staff and the club’s vocal former stars.
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