Danny Rohl is taking heat from more than the scoreline now. Rangers lost four consecutive Premiership matches, the first time they had done so since 1983, and a banner outside Ibrox read: "third place is never acceptable, Danny Rohl get to f***". That is the level of frustration he walked into after another bad night.

Why the mood around Rangers has turned so sharply

Rohl's own language after the game was blunt. "Today it showed me that we need a strong cut, strong changes to move forward. We cannot accept what we saw in the last four games and it is our job, especially with me in the lead, to take responsibility for all these things," he told dailyrecord.co.uk.

That is the right reaction from a manager who knows the scale of the problem. Rangers have lost four straight league games, have conceded 14 goals across their last 10 matches, and have scored only 5 in the same span. Those numbers do not point to a team one tweak away from stability.

The challenge for Rohl is not just fixing results. It is restoring standards quickly enough to stop the season being defined by the kind of public anger that was on display outside Ibrox.

Tavernier's farewell became the other story

James Tavernier was not initially in the squad for the Hibernian match, then appeared on the pitch before kick-off for a presentation by John Greig. What should have been a straightforward send-off became a dispute over why he did not start.

Tavernier said, "The last 24 hours have been the most difficult and emotional of my career for both myself and my family." He also said, "After messaging the manager on Tuesday to ask whether I would be starting the game, and explaining that my children were asking if they would still be walking out as mascots, I was then informed that I would be starting the match as a substitute. In that moment, my emotions understandably took over."

Rohl's version is different. He said Tavernier was set to be named among the substitutes after an injury concern, while Tavernier said he had agreed to delay his injection so he could play one final game at Ibrox. Chris Sutton then piled on, saying Tavernier's behaviour was not what a club captain should show. That disagreement matters because it stops this from being filed away as a sentimental farewell gone wrong. It has become part of the wider breakdown around the club.

Hibernian won the match 2-1, with Martin Boyle giving them an early lead, Thelo Aasgaard equalising with a free-kick before half-time, and Dane Scarlett bundling in the late winner. But the bigger story around Rangers was not just the result. It was the mood, the row over Tavernier, and a manager openly saying changes are needed.

Rohl does not get much room now. Rangers face the consequences of a four-game league losing run, and the next step has to show something more concrete than words about resetting standards.

Written by Sam Whitfield with AI-assisted research, cross-checked against 5 outlets. How we work →