Danny Rohl narrative completely shifts as Rangers boss 'couldn't wait to leave'

Danny Rohl is on the verge of finalising his move to RB Salzburg, but already the narrative around his Rangers exit is shifting.

Reports emerged on Monday that a deal has been agreed between Rohl and the Austrian heavyweights.

Rangers will land a multi-million-pound payment in compensation for Rohl, who spent less than a year in charge at Ibrox.

Derek McInnes is to replace the German, with that deal also believed to be as good as finalised.

It had originally been suggested Rohl was joining Salzburg in part to be closer to his family across the border in Germany.

But already that viewpoint is starting to shift, amid a view shared by talkSPORT journalist Alex Crook.

Danny Rohl 'couldn't wait to jump ship' at Rangers

Rohl's tenure at Ibrox was mixed to say the least. He did very well to get Rangers into the title picture, then simply bottled it.

While the former Sheffield Wednesday manager can only work with the players he has available, he was heavily backed in the winter window.

It must be remembered that, ahead of the post-split return to action, Rangers were the favourites of many to win the title.

To finish third, completely out of the picture, and fall short in the Scottish Cup was unacceptable.

Now, in the view of Crook, Rohl was eager to get out when he could because of the quality of the Gers' squad.

Reacting to former Rangers boss Russell Martin's appointment at Leicester City, Crook posted on X: "Russell Martin is a terrific appointment for Leicester.

"Did a brilliant job taking Southampton into the top league but given no resource to keep them there.

"Not perfect at Rangers; squad was terrible as Danny Rohl also found and couldn't wait to jump ship."

That is quite the claim, and certainly differs from the previous line of Rohl wanting to be closer to his family.

How does Rohl's record compare to other recent Rangers bosses?

Rohl departs Glasgow with a 61 per cent win percentage across his 234 days, as of Tuesday, in charge.

By comparison, Martin had a truly abysmal 29 per cent win percentage. Nobody needs telling Rohl was a massive upgrade on the man he replaced.

Barry Ferguson was in between the two while in caretaker charge with a 40 per cent return, which was narrowly more than Philippe Clement's 64 per cent.

Rohl did some very good things at Rangers but will ultimately be remembered as the manager who wasted the Gers' best chance of silverware in years.

It is now time to draw a line under the matter, however, and welcome incoming new boss McInnes.