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The under-pressure manager declared he was not afraid of dismissal, maintaining, “We are extremely close to things turning around,” in the wake of moving dangerously close to the exit with a heavy loss to the Ibrox side.

Another Meltdown Results in Old Firm Disaster

The home side had led the visitors at half-time but a second-half capitulation let Rangers to pull level on points with the current Scottish Premiership champions. Nancy, who was appointed from Columbus Crew, has now presided over six setbacks in his last eight games.

“There is unity at the club,” insisted Nancy.

Pressed on the speculation, Nancy responded: “It’s not on my mind. I think about discovering solutions to get the team to be good on the fine details.

Protest Outside Parkhead

The fans displayed their anger – directed at the board and manager – by gathering at Parkhead. The hierarchy are thought to be considering to return to the former boss, who had a fruitful caretaker period last year, if the Frenchman were sacked.

“Wins and losses [that leads to pressure]. So this is the reality for the moment. But in stating that’s how it is, it doesn’t mean that I am pessimistic. Absolutely not. What I mean we are on the cusp, really, really close to change the narrative.”

“Really, Really Close”

The coach remains focused on the fact his team show good levels for one half at a time. For instance, but for wastefulness in front of goal they would have been better than 1-0 up. “I saw enough other than the fact that we didn't take more goals,” he said. “I accept that we lost, but I have also to be balanced.

“The level we had at times was of top quality. This is the reality. And I would not say that if it was different. That is the reason, when it comes to wins, I mentioned this is the same story. That’s why I believe we are nearly there to a shift in fortunes. Currently: the fine margins.”

“There were a lot of encouraging signs that we did, like today again. However comes down to sustaining it. My outlook would not be if I didn't believe it. This is why I firmly believe the team can to get back on track.”

Röhl’s Cautious Stance

Danny Röhl played down talk of a championship push in spite of what seemed like a huge result. “We take it game by game, then we can really build up a challenge,” he said. “The confidence in the squad is excellent.”