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Rangers' Rohl sure he'll remain to lead title push

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Danny Rohl has won 21 and drawn eight of his 37 games in charge of Rangers [SNS] Danny Rohl is fully "convinced" he will remain in charge of Rangers next season amid pressure and speculation linking him with a move. The Ibrox side have lost their past two league games - a first since 2018 - and could be consigned to third in the Scottish Premiership with another loss at Celtic Park on Sunday. The 37-year-old Rohl has been linked with a move to Wolfsburg in his German homeland.

"There's a lot of rumours," said Rohl. "I look back last year with how many clubs I was linked. I could get maybe 20 jobs there in the newspaper but generally, my full focus is on Rangers.

"Even the last couple of days, our conversations with the board, with the club, goes just in one direction, how we can win titles with the club in the future. "From my side, of course, 100 per cent I'm convinced I chose the club with the reason to bring them back to success, to win titles. This is also part from our club.

" Barring leaders Hearts taking no more than a point from their final three games, Rangers winning all three of theirs and Celtic also dropping points over their last two fixtures, it appears Rangers are heading for a second successive season without a trophy. Hearts have league in sight - what next in title race? Nobody can question Hearts' mentality - McInnes They have not won a competition since the 2023 League Cup, which came the year after a Scottish Cup triumph and their 2021 Premiership title.

Since 2021, Celtic have won nine trophies, Aberdeen and St Mirren one and Hearts are on course for their first top-flight title since 1960. Celtic, as well as being in contention to defend the Premiership title they won last season, are in this month's Scottish Cup final, where they will face Championship promotion hopefuls Dunfermline Athletic. When Rohl was appointed in October, Rangers were 13 points behind Hearts and eight off Celtic.