Rangers are considering former Sheffield Wednesday head coach Danny Röhl for the Ibrox job as they assess options to replace Russell Martin, with Steven Gerrard also under serious consideration.
According to a report cited by GiveMeSport, Rangers looked at Röhl in the summer before appointing Martin and have revisited the 36-year-old German after parting company with the Scot this week. Röhl has been out of work since leaving Wednesday by mutual consent in late July, following an off-season overshadowed by ownership and financial issues at Hillsborough.
His candidacy is being weighed alongside Gerrard, who is understood to be open to a Glasgow return 4 years after his departure.
Danny Röhl’s Reputation
Röhl’s stock rose sharply during an initial rescue act at Wednesday. Appointed in October 2023 with the Owls bottom of the Championship, he guided them to survival on the final day and later signed a deal through 2027 before a turbulent 2025 summer prompted his exit. In his first full season he led Wednesday to 12th and collected Manager of the Month nominations across both campaigns. His background includes assistant roles at Bayern Munich, Germany and Southampton.
Insight from Yorkshire-based reporter Joe Crann, paints a picture of a meticulous, intensely driven coach who quickly won over players and supporters at Hillsborough: early dressing-room leaders Barry Bannan and Josh Windass described him as the best coach they had worked with.
Röhl’s tenure also saw academy pathway gains out of necessity and design, with forwards such as Djeidi Gassama flourishing and youngsters like Bailey Cadamarteri and goalkeeper Pierce Charles breaking through.
“He is… a bit of a football nerd. He’s obsessive about the game and will spend hours trying to figure out the best way to get success,” Crann said. “If Danny was to go to Rangers, [Gassama]-type players would benefit massively.”
On stylistic fit, Crann cautioned that what the public has seen of a “Danny Röhl team” is largely shaped by circumstance, firefighting in the Championship, but noted clear principles that could translate to Ibrox.
“He likes his teams to play a lot on the transition and get up the pitch quickly… He wants possession, but the build-up isn’t to hold the ball for the sake of it,” he added, suggesting Röhl could adapt to a high-possession, low-block reality that Rangers face domestically.
Russell Martin Dismissal
Rangers dismissed Martin after 5 wins in 17 across competitions, including a poor Premiership start and back-to-back Europa League defeats. While Gerrard’s name naturally carries weight at Ibrox, Röhl offers a contrasting profile: a younger coach with recent Championship success amid headwinds, and a track record of tactical detail and player development.
Röhl’s exit from Wednesday came after a chaotic pre-season in which he initially did not report back amid uncertainty, before returning and then departing by mutual consent. Despite that sour end, his overall body of work retained credibility with supporters who had watched a relegation fight turn into mid-table consolidation the following year.
Rangers have not publicly set a timeline for an appointment. With domestic and European fixtures stacking up, the board is evaluating candidates capable of imposing structure quickly while maintaining the long-term development pipeline the club values.
Writer’s view
Röhl would be a calculated move, less immediate romance than a Gerrard reunion, more process-driven upside. His Sheffield Wednesday stint showed adaptability under constraints, a trait that matters in Glasgow’s pressure cooker.
The question is less about reputation and more about fit. Can Röhl’s transition-minded, detail-heavy approach be tuned to Rangers’ ball-dominant reality? If the brief is to re-energise a squad and re-establish clear tactical identity while accelerating a few high-ceiling players, Röhl makes football sense.
