Rangers legend questions sporting director decision as Danny Rohl backed after murmurs hero has heard
Rangers’ chairman has announced plans to move in a certain direction behind the scenes.
A Rangers hero has questioned the club’s decision to move forward without a sporting director - as Danny Rohl is backed amid some discontent he’s heard around the head coach.
Chairman Andrew Cavenagh has addressed supporters this week to confirm an additional £16m in capital will be injected into the Premiership title chasers, who are three points off leaders Hearts. Cavenagh also confirmed they will move forward without a sporting director after Kevin Thelwell was sacked earlier this season following poor summer recruitment and Russell Martin’s calamitous head coach tenure.
Danny Rohl’s work at Sheffield Wednesday earned him the chance to replace Martin while former Liverpool defender Stig Inge Bjornebye has worked in a consultancy role since Thelwell’s exit. Dan Purdy remains technical director but club hero and agent, Craig Moore, isn’t so sure not having a bona fide sporting director is the right approach. He’s heard rumblings of discontent around Rohl’s position and says whatever Rangers decide, the German must be at the helm.
Craig Moore on Rangers decision surrounding sporting director
Moore told Go Radio: “I still believe that the Rangers need a sporting director is my answer to that. I know Stig Inge Bjornebye has been about for a long time. I've met him a couple of times, really professional and worked at a high, high level. I don't think he's actually currently been filling that kind of role.
“I know Dan Purdy is in there. I still think, like I said, that's an area that I would still like Rangers to look at. If that's in their plan, then they know the best way forward. In terms of the investment, listen, Danny Rohl for me is the man that still should be in place. I know that some people don't agree with that, but I don't think you should be making that change.”
Asked if there are people out there who feel that way about the former Sheffield Wednesday boss, Moore responded: “Yes. You still get people that don't believe that he's able to win a title, which is what any Rangers manager will be judged on. £16m, yeah, it would be good to invest in the team. What those positions are is what I'm looking at now.
Who will Rangers play next?
“They definitely need, I would say, some attacking kind of options. They've got a lot of players where they can add depth to the squad. They've got to look at, like any other team at the start of the season, how can you improve your starting XI and can you bring in two or three players that improve your starting XI? That must be always the line and the way for recruitment for the big clubs.”
Rangers defeated Aberdeen prior to the international break. They will host Dundee United a week on Saturday where a win could send them top of the league on goal difference, with Hearts not in action against Livingston until April 5th.
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