GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - NOVEMBER 30: Rangers Head Coach Danny Rohl (L) and James Tavernier (R) at full time during a William Hill Premiership match between Rangers and Falkirk at Ibrox Stadium, on November 30, 2025, in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo by Craig Foy/SNS Group via Getty Images)
Stewart Weir is a very, very angry bear.
After an easy run of fixtures his team is sitting fourth in the SPFL Premiership table, trailing Hearts by nine points and Celtic by seven.
Before January 10 Danny Rohl has to take his side to Dundee United, Kilmarnock, Hearts, Celtic and Aberdeen. There could be trouble ahead.
NO HONEST MISTAKES
Last week it required an ‘honest mistake’ from John Beaton to secure a 2-1 victory at home to Livingston.
Against Falkirk today Andrew Dallas was unable to come up with another game changer. Falkirk left with a draw, they are two points behind the Ibrox Tribute Act. Hibs are one point behind despite losing their last two matches.
Weir, who attended Larkhall Academy has had a long career in Scottish sports media. From July 2016 to January 2018 he was Newsquest Head of Sport which covered the Herald and Evening Times.
These days he appears on Ibrox fan podcasts and occasionally on TalkSPORT.
DEJA VU
The hurt and pain of the last decade is almost impossible to hide. Especially from the Press Box at Ibrox.
With Martin O’Neill back at Celtic a certain generation of journalists are suffering acute Deja Vu.
the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. Exhibit A #Rangers. They’ve changed manager but continue to be gutless, weak, spineless and leaderless on the pitch, with an ability to hide behind possession stats while…
— Stewart Weir (@sweirz) November 30, 2025
Rohl is on borrowed time already, not because of what he inherited, but because he is showing no ability to change that deep-core thinking.
REALITY
After four successive wins in the SPFL Premiership reality kicked in today at Ibrox. Turgid was the favoured phrase used by bears with an O grade.
It was a continuation of the performances against Livingston and Braga. Dull and predictable, a rare clean sheet was no consolation.
Since the fake-over by Andrew Cavenagh things have got worse. Fans are looking back fondly at the glory days of Phil Clement last season. No positions havebeen improved despite a net spend of £20m.
Rohl has won four of his nine matches in charge. The honeymoon is over. O’Neill has won six of his seven matches as interim boss of Celtic.
Christmas looks like it will be far from merry for the Ibrox support.
After gorging on the succulent lamb served up in the glory days of Dave Murray the fare currently on offer is turning out to be unpalatable for many bears.
Good Lord, the rangers monthly manager search continues…
Roll up, roll up-oos next then…
Gutless, Weak, Spineless And Leaderless On The Pitch”.
He’s probably right enough about that!
Attendance seems to be dropping, like the flow of an ebbing tide. More empty seats are becoming visibe by the minute.
Still, Christmas is coming and the geese should be getting fat. So, don’t forget to put a penny in the old man’s hat!
I was in The Falkirk area on Saturday watching Clachnacuddin at Stenhousemuir…
Was talking to a couple of Falkirk fans who were confident of winning but were wary of the cheats with whistles flags and monitors…
Thankfully they never came to the rescue this week !