""I think the misconception that's out there that I'd like to just clarify around the names you mentioned is that somehow [Thelwell and Stewart] screwed it up," Cavenagh said. "I was involved in every single telephone call, every single meeting, every minute with both [Gerrard and Muscat]. "And I don't believe that they didn't come because they didn't like Patrick or they didn't want a sporting director."
""Eventually, it didn't work largely due to timing on their part, a little bit on our part with the case of Kevin. "But, while that was going on, we had obviously reengaged behind the scenes unbeknownst to people with Danny. "While I'm happy to talk about this, our focus going forward is not on who didn't come, it's on who did come and we're incredibly happy that Danny Rohl is the head coach of Rangers Football Club.""
"Cavenagh says some reporting of the managerial hunt was not entirely factual, which led to the perception that the process did not run smoothly. "There's asymmetric information - what's out in the press versus what is actually happening," he said. "It looked clunky from the outside perspective. It wasn't at all clunky from our perspective inside the club.""
Rangers maintain that the head coach appointment process was managed methodically and that timing problems, rather than poor management, caused earlier candidates to withdraw. The club engaged with Steven Gerrard and Kevin Muscat before ultimately agreeing terms with Danny Rohl, who had initially stepped back. Sporting director Kevin Thelwell and chief executive Patrick Stewart faced supporter criticism over the club's slow start, but the club defends their recruitment work to find Russell Martin's successor. The club acknowledges that media reporting produced a misleading external impression while internal coordination remained clear, and focus now rests on Rohl's appointment and future results.
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