Danny Rohl is straight to business after being appointed Rangers boss as he searches for first Europa League points

19:00, 22 Oct 2025Updated 19:31, 22 Oct 2025

Youssef Chermiti and Emmanuel Fernandez at the Brann Stadion

Life under Danny Rohl begins for Rangers and there’s little margin for error.

The German will make his Gers dugout debut in Norway against SK Brann and the Light Blues needs wins on the continent as well as at home.

Defeats to Genk and Sturm Graz under Russell Martin have ensured a fight to be in contention for the Europa League knockout stage.

But Rohl has experience of European football at the highest level as a coach with Bayern Munich.

The buck stops with him however and there will be little in the way of a grace period before judgements are made, especially if there’s not an obvious improvement.

The former Sheffield Wednesday boss isn’t looking too far ahead either. Successive wins are his short-term goal to get some much needed confidence back into a team that has to get used to winning again.

The Record Sport writers predict whether that will happen in Norway or not.

Scott McDermott

Danny Rohl can get his Rangers career off to a flier with a much-needed Europa League win in Bergen. It will be a British-type game which should suit Rangers.

The home side will try to get after them early on and use the atmosphere to their advantage.

But if Rangers can weather that and use Djeidi Gassama as an outlet on the break, he can be their game changer in Europe again.

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Andy Newport

Saturday’s first 45 minutes against Dundee United demonstrated what Gers can do now they’ve freed themselves from Russell Martin’s idealistic shackles but the second half was another reminder of why the club are in such a mess. Danny Rohl will hope to inject some pace and intensity into the lethargic Light Blues but it won’t be a quick fix. A draw on the road would be a decent start for the German.

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Keith Jackson

He won’t get many of them but this is effectively a free hit for Danny Rohl. Select the right players in their best positions and improve the level of performance. Anything else would be a bonus for a new boss who has had little or no time to get his message across.

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Fraser Wilson

Danny Rohl has vowed to sort the basics before trying to play flashy football and that should start with the leaky Gers backline. Not quite enough to halt a Brann side that’s produced some impressive results in Europe this season but sufficient to nab a point on the road with gives them a start in salvaging the Euro campaign.

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Craig Swan

Brann has a good recent record at home in domestic competition, but were beaten on their own patch in Europe by Hacken in qualifying. Rangers’ players will surely be out to show Danny Rohl their mettle and that can get the Ibrox team a positive outcome.

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Michael Gannon

Rangers should get a new manager bounce and they do have the fire power to bash Brann. If Danny Rohl gets the back line focussed he can get off to a solid start in Norway.

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