Danny Rohl was overheard making a transfer demand to Andrew Cavenagh in the tunnel at Tynecastle earlier in May.
The bombshell claim comes from STV producer Callum Bell, who says he knows “for a fact” that Rohl confronted his chairman in the tunnel following the Light Blues’ 2-1 defeat to Hearts – one of the four consecutive losses that ultimately ended the club’s title challenge.
The defeat at Tynecastle was a pivotal moment in Rangers‘ collapse, coming at a stage of the season when they had been genuine title contenders just weeks earlier.
Now, details of a post-match interaction between Rohl and Cavenagh in the tunnel have come to light, courtesy of Bell.
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According to Bell, Rohl was heard shouting at Cavenagh in the Tynecastle tunnel, demanding the Rangers chairman bring in “leaders” to strengthen his squad.
Bell’s concern, however, was not just the demand but the fact that the German tactician made it so publicly in a space where players, staff, and others connected to both clubs would have been present.
The STV producer did not hold back in his assessment of what he had heard, and was equally damning about what it means for the Rangers dressing room, describing the situation as another “huge” error from Rohl.
Speaking on the STV Radio Football Show, he said: “I know this for a fact, in the tunnel at Tynecastle when Rangers lost that game, he’s shouting to his chairman of the club, ‘You need to get me leaders’.
“If I know that, then the players know it, and that is another huge error for me from Danny Rohl. If I know it… and I know it’s true.”
What Rohl’s tunnel outburst means for Rangers
A manager publicly undermining confidence in his own squad, within earshot of those same players, is a serious error of judgment regardless of whether the assessment itself is correct.
It is the kind of detail that feeds directly into the growing narrative around Rohl’s future at Ibrox.
With four consecutive defeats heading into the final day of the season, a third-place finish, and now questions about his man-management, the pressure on the former Sheffield Wednesday boss has never been greater.
It is worth noting that the outburst at Hearts came days before his fallout with James Tavernier ahead of the departing captain’s final appearance at Ibrox.
Connecting the dots, it is evident that Rohl is not happy with the leadership group at Rangers and wants a major overhaul.
It appears Cavenagh is completely on board with the plan, as evidenced by his public support of the German and open desire to add more Scottish blood to the squad this summer.
