{"id":502572,"date":"2025-10-15T22:21:39","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T22:21:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/502572\/"},"modified":"2025-10-15T22:21:39","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T22:21:39","slug":"danny-rohl-targets-rangers-legend-for-key-ibrox-role-if-ex-sheffield-wednesday-boss-lands-top-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/502572\/","title":{"rendered":"Danny Rohl targets Rangers legend for key Ibrox role if ex Sheffield Wednesday boss lands top job"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 36-year-old is very much in the running to become Russell Martin&#8217;s successor with Kevin Muscat also in the frame<\/p>\n<p>15:13, 15 Oct 2025Updated 19:21, 15 Oct 2025<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1760566898_987_0_JS315413637.jpg\" alt=\"Danny Rohl\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Danny Rohl<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"dailyrecord\">Danny Rohl wants to hand <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/steven-davis\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Steven Davis<\/a> a key role if he lands the Rangers job.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"dailyrecord\">The former Sheffield Wednesday boss has <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/sport\/football\/football-news\/danny-rohl-splits-senior-rangers-36062736\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">already been interviewed and has impressed Ibrox chiefs.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"dailyrecord\">Rohl is very much on the <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/sport\/football\/football-news\/next-rangers-manager-hunt-live-36052817\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">shortlist to become Russell Martin\u2019s successor<\/a>, along with Kevin Muscat, who is currently at Chinese title chasers Shanghai Port.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"dailyrecord\">The 36-year-old has a backroom team in mind and has also told Ibrox chiefs that he also wants to add a former Rangers presence to his team.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"dailyrecord\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Record Sport <\/strong>can reveal the man he has identified is former Ibrox captain Davis.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"dailyrecord\">He will make his move if Rangers decide that Rohl is the man they want to take them forward.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"dailyrecord\">Davis currently has a key coaching role under Michael O\u2019Neill with the Northern Ireland national team.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"dailyrecord\">He had two spells with <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/rangers-fc\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Rangers<\/a> and is highly-regarded amongst the Rangers support and also held the caretaker manager\u2019s job after <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/michael-beale\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Michael Beale<\/a> was sacked.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"dailyrecord\">When Rohl went into Wednesday, he brought in Chris Powell as his assistant, as he knew the English Championship.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/0_JS313468605-1.jpg\" alt=\"Steven Davis\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Steven Davis<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"dailyrecord\">Former Rangers player Andy Halliday had also suggested another Rangers captain Lee Wallace for a backroom role under Rohl.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"dailyrecord\">That has been put to Rohl by his former Sheffield Wednesday player Josh Windass.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"dailyrecord\">Rohl has a wealth of coaching experience at Red Bull Leipzig, Southampton, Bayern Munich and with the German national team.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"dailyrecord\">The German is classed as a top class coach and did an extremely good job at Sheffield Wednesday, under the backdrop of different challenges behind the scenes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"dailyrecord\">He was on Rangers\u2019 radar in the summer but the \u00a32.5 million compensation 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