Gerrard? McInnes? What next for Rangers if Rohl leaves?

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Gerrard said he was "very close" to returning to Ibrox when Martin was sacked last October, before Rohl was appointed instead."There were a few things I was uncertain about," the former Liverpool captain said in November last year. "And if I'm going to take a challenge that big and that important - I've got that affection and connection with Rangers - for me to take that on again it had to be perfect and I had to be 100% ready."One thing Gerrard was said to be "uncertain" about was working under the Rangers hierarchy at the time, including the sporting director Kevin Thelwell.

Gerrard has never been explicit about this, but with Thelwell and chief executive Patrick Stewart both dismissed in the wake of a terrible start to last season, the Liverpool legend would be walking into a different club.Rangers have not directly replaced Thelwell, which might suit Gerrard who would likely want a bigger say about recruitment.He also struggled to have the same impact at Aston Villa and Saudi club Al-Ettifaq as he managed at Ibrox, where is he is still lauded by fans for delivering their last title in 2021."I think I suit a certain job; the passionate crowd - I need to try and feed off that," Gerrard told The Smith Brothers' podcast in December."Something has to match my skillset, if you know what I mean. Rangers was perfect, I was really close to going up there again."Rangers chairman Andrew Cavenagh and his consortium's willingness to keep investing in the squad would also be attractive to Gerrard, who grew frustrated at what he felt was a lack of backing towards the end of his first tenure.Due to his experience and success in Scottish football, and playing history with Rangers, McInnes has often been talked about as a potential manager for the club.He rejected the chance to become manager once before, opting to stay at Aberdeen back in 2017.

I always thought this was a job that I wanted to be at. "I mentioned a few there, the support from [sporting director] Graeme Jones and the board, but the players have been first class in terms of their efforts day in and day out, and, I think for us, we feel we can be successful here, we really do."McInnes has a strong relationship with Jones, and given the backing from Tony Bloom and his data analytics company it would be hard to walk away from a job.Particularly with Hearts entering Champions League qualifiers next month.Plenty of Rangers fans will think narrowing options to Gerrard or McInnes, known candidates, is self-defeating.There could be lots of options out there who have worked abroad and had success, who Rangers should consider in the event Rohl does leave.While that is undoubtedly true, there is not a long list of so-called 'outsiders' to Rangers coming in and bringing the level of success which is demanded.Dick Advocaat would be one of the few.There is a unique, almost intangible quality which makes a successful Rangers or Celtic manager.