Rangers have made a “statement” by moving to within three points of Scottish Premiership leaders Hearts – but head coach Danny Rohl says moving above Celtic into second place is “still not what we want”.
The Ibrox side eased past Aberdeen 2-0 at Ibrox to record their 10th win in 13 league games since Rohl took charge in October.
Rangers were 13 points adrift of the surprise league leaders at that time and sat sixth in the division, having won just once in eight games.
Since then, though, only Hearts have beaten them in the Premiership, with the Glasgow side’s under-the-radar run propelling them into title contention with almost half of the campaign to unfold.
And while Rohl was wary of making grand statements about what his side may or may not do over the next 17 games – starting with a rematch with Aberdeen at Pittodrie on Sunday – he refused to rule out just a second title in 15 years.
“I’m very proud of the group at the moment,” the former Sheffield Wednesday boss told BBC Sport Scotland.
“We close the gap to just three points from 13 when I arrived. It’s a statement but still not what we want. We’re on a journey. It’s about the next game on Sunday.
“When I took over two years ago at Sheffield Wednesday, we were 12, 13 points under the line. In the end we survived. In football everything is possible.
“It’s about small steps, belief, bringing confidence back and trusting the players. At the moment we’re in a good way but have a lot of things to do.”