COMPLIMENTS TO SHEFF

Rohl reveals how experience at Owls gave him recipe for Ibrox battle plan ... and how it wouldn't see sweeping tactical changes pushed from get-go

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WISE OWL: Rohl has taken a measured approach at Wednesday as he did at Wednesday to get them flying

DROPPED in at the deep end at Ibrox, Danny Rohl's choice wasn't so much sink or swim with Rangers.

Instead, it was more about whether he should make the changes he would like to or the ones needed to keep heads above water.

Being plunged into a crisis club mid-season was certainly not a new experience for the German.

It's a little over two years since the Rangers boss accepted his first managerial assignment, taking over a Sheffield Wednesday outfit that looked to be circling the drain only two months into the season.

The team Rohl inherited had sank to the bottom of the Championship table, having failed to win any of their first 11 games.

It was then that the former Bayern Munich and Germany assistant coach realised making the sweeping tactical alterations he'd have normally opted for with the luxury of a full preseason was a nonstarter.

Instead, it was about making the minor tweaks that were going to help the Owls survive week to week.

Axed Celtic boss Wilfried Nancy took the opposite approach during his short-lived stint in Glasgow's east end and paid the price as his tenure as drowned under a wave of fan fury.