Football News: Glasgow Rangers Missed The Moment With Steven Gerrard

I'm gutted. Truly gutted. The news that Steven Gerrard won't be returning to Glasgow Rangers feels like another self-inflicted wound - one that tells us, once again, that something inside the club isn't right.

By all accounts, Thursday's meeting between Gerrard, Cavanagh, and Paraag Marathe went well. The follow-up on Friday was positive too. It sounded like the deal was as good as done - a formality. Then, overnight, everything changed. Gerrard did a complete 180. And you can't help, but ask the obvious question: what happened?

If you're at that advanced stage - where everyone's smiling, lawyers are drafting, and the press are bracing for a Monday announcement - you don't just pull the plug unless something's gone seriously sideways.

The whispers about Thelwell and Stewart entering the process can't be ignored. If Gerrard was promised a certain structure, then told late in the day that he'd be more of a "head coach" with limited control over transfers, it's no wonder he walked. That's not a minor detail - it's fundamental. It's something that surely should have been clarified at the very start of talks, not at the eleventh hour.

And if that's true, then the whole thing makes a mockery of the so-called process. It's embarrassing for the club, and frankly, for the 49ers group too. You can't talk about professionalism, long-term vision, and elite standards on one hand, then botch the most important managerial negotiation on the other.

I stand by what I've said from the start: Rangers need a leader. Someone who can command a room, lift a dressing room, and restore the standards that have been drained out of the place. Gerrard fitted that bill perfectly - for this particular period of time. He had presence, authority, and unfinished business here. And now that chance has gone.

My worry is we'll end up with Danny Rohl - a talented coach, sure, but a massive risk again at a time when Rangers can't afford another project. We don't need another experiment. We need someone who knows what it means to manage a club the size of Rangers.

And if Thelwell really does carry the weight some believe he does, then that's another problem entirely - it's sabotage if he can derail those positive negotiations that late on.

We've missed our moment. And unless the hierarchy wakes up and realises what the club truly needs - not just in structure, but in spirit - we're in danger of repeating the same mistakes that got us here. Again. I hope I'm wrong.

Written by WhyAreYouSoGoodBrian October 12 2025 17:37:53