DANNY ROHL stood in front of the Rangers fans and apologised in an incredible post-match address.
The new Ibrox boss watched his side lose 3-0 to Brann Bergen in a crashing Europa League defeat.
But Rohl received rousing APPLAUSE from the travelling supporters after walking across the pitch to speak to them.
He said: “I apologised for this defeat and this performance. They travelled a lot for the team, they are always there.
“This club has a lot of passionate fans and they deserve this. It was very important for me to show that I understand them.
“But I said as well to them, I am working very hard to improve this group of players, to step up and get results.”
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Rohl also went across to the away fans before the game and he added: “I’m honest, it was a great welcome before the game.
“And then you hope really you can give them straight the three points and a good feeling.
“This makes me sad today that I couldn’t, and it was also the reason why I walked to them, to give them exactly the big respect that they deserved. This is my job.
“I think we have to understand our fans are very patient, and you cannot expect that they are always happy with us when we have such a performance.
“And this was for me the signal why I made the step to be brave there, go to them, to show them that I understand, and hopefully they understand also why I took this.
““I think the reaction was for me then good, they recognised it, but of course we want to show and we have to show.”
Gers were 1-0 at half-time and then conceded twice again after the break in another night of Euro misery.
Rohl added: “I think we have high standards and we should have high standards at Rangers.
“I think this is very important to understand.
“I think, for me, it was clear that everything could be right, but of course we are very disappointed today at a 3-0 defeat.
“We have to say the opponent was better, they deserved the win, they were more aggressive, they won more second balls.
“I think today I saw a lot where we are at the moment, what is the reality, but also it was very clear we have not so much time to change something.
“But I want to see again a step forward on Sunday and it means we have to win this game.
“I think there are reasons why we didn’t win in the past so many games and I think you saw this today again.
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“My job is to find a solution as soon as possible with this group.
“I think I saw a lot about individual performances, but more as well how we act as a group and this is the things we have to improve.”
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