The Light Blues have now lost four consecutive matches since the split

Rangers boss Danny Rohl has promised fans that he’ll ‘set new standards’ beyond the summer after their 2-1 defeat to Hibernian at Ibrox.

The match was supposed to be captain James Tavernier’s last in front of a home crowd after 11 years at the club, however after the 34-year old was omitted from the starting XI, he reportedly was ready to leave Ibrox without saying goodbye, before changing his mind. He came out in his suit and tie to receive an applause from the Rangers support.

In the game itself, Martin Boyle gave the visitors an early lead which was shortly cancelled out by Thelo Aasgaard’s free kick. However in the dying minutes, Hibs’ Dane Scarlett struck as Rangers lose four league games in a row for the first time since 1983. The pressure is now piling even more on Rohl, who stated through the week he’s been given the vote of confidence from Chairman Andrew Cavenagh, despite recent results.

Rangers boss to ‘set new standards’ after the summer

Rohl, who spoke with ultras group the Union Bears after the match, is already looking ahead to next season. He told BBC Sportsound: “Today was a mirror of the past few games and it showed be we need a strong front-footed cut in the summer to change a lot of things on and off the pitch. We need to set new standards and this is what we will do.

“It’s a good thing that the fans are demanding because in that sense we are same. We’re all demanding, the fans, the board and me. The last four game isn’t what Rangers should be, we have different standards and this is what we have to work towards. We will go strong in the pre-season with a lot of things and there’s no question mark over the direction we want to go.”

Tavernier wasn’t only Rangers player saying goodbye to the home support on Wednesday night. Tottenham loanee Mikey Moore also played his last match in Govan ahead of going back to Spurs, as well as Wolves man Nasser Djiga, and Brentford defender Jayden Meghoma. The club are now looking to replace these individuals in the transfer window.

Rohl on Tavernier saga

The Rangers boss claimed he that there was ‘no conflict’ between he and the captain, and that he simply didn’t start him because he wasn’t fit enough. Although, he also claimed he was planning on giving him some minutes to receive his ovation from the crowd. He continued: “He had a medical issue on Monday, unfortunately it was a question mark if he was available today.

“Finally I make my decision that he will not start today because he was not 100% and he will stay away from the team today. I think there was no conflict, no discussion. Me as a manager I have to make a decision for the starting lineup. For me it was very clear and I was honest with him to say ‘you’ll get your minutes today’ because he deserved a great goodbye.

“But as a starter or sub I think is my decision to make, for me it was very clear and it was my wish today he played some minutes. I don’t know yet [if he will play again or not], beginning of the week there was a medical issue, injection on Tuesday. I spoke with him and he said he moved his injection to Thursday, I can’t tell you more. Finally, he’s not here today. I think it’s also a bit sad for all of us because we want to give him the best goodbye.”

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