Winger reveals "one conversation" that made him reject Thelwell and Rangers

[ad_1] A matter of days after Kevin Thelwell was relieved of his duties as Rangers' sporting director, a former Premier League winger has revealed precisely why he rejected a transfer to Ibrox.

Cavenagh reveals reasoning behind Thelwell's Rangers exit Thelwell's exit appeared on the playing cards as quickly as he appointed Russell Martin. The sporting director immediately didn't win the followers over after a disastrous summer time of choices and has now paid the worth alongside chief government Patrick Stewart.

Revealing the information, chairman Andrew Cavenagh mentioned: "Paraag and I've analysed the membership's wants, and as we replicate on what the membership wants right this moment, and the place Kevin and Patrick are, we predict we want one thing completely different.

"Our focus the primary a part of this season, the primary a part of our possession interval, has been on the sporting facet and that is the place all of our consideration went to for apparent causes.

"With Danny coming in, he has began to enhance the on-pitch efficiency, and that has created the area to permit Paraag and I to have a look at different elements of the membership with new eyes and assess what we want going ahead."

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It is a main resolution from the 49ers, who've seen Rangers get again on observe on the pitch since Danny Rohl's arrival. The German has received all 4 of his Scottish Premiership video games, however his facet nonetheless sit 9 factors behind shock leaders Hearts to spotlight the injury finished by Martin's time on the membership.

Thelwell's downfall may be pinpointed to his resolution to rent Martin, but additionally his switch choices, together with instances when he missed out on high targets like Carlos Forbs.

Carlos Forbs reveals "one dialog" earlier than Rangers rejection Chatting with Belgian newspaper Het Belang van Limburg, Forbs revealed why he rejected Rangers and Thelwell in favour of a transfer to Membership Brugge in the summertime.

"Together with six different teammates, I used to be not allowed within the dressing room. We got an area concerning the dimension of this room right here [points around].

“After my second coaching session, I checked out my cellphone and noticed that I had one missed name after one other, from my agent and from Dévy Rigaux. That’s after I knew a membership had been discovered. Rangers and Lyon additionally confirmed curiosity, however one dialog with Dévy and I used to be satisfied.”

The previous Wolverhampton Wanderers loanee had fairly the choice to make in the summertime and Thelwell simply could not lure him to Rangers in what was an indication of issues to return.

<img width="1650" height="826" loading="lazy" decoding="async" alt="carlos-forbs-club-brugge" data-img-url="https://static0.footballfancastimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/mixcollage-26-nov-2025-02-38-pm-478.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=825&dpr=2" src="https://static0.footballfancastimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/mixcollage-26-nov-2025-02-38-pm-478.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=825&dpr=2"/> Since then, the now-former sporting director didn't get offers over the road to rent the likes of Steven Gerrard, earlier than lastly turning to Rohl. From appointing Martin, to lacking out on Forbs after which Gerrard, the clock was at all times ticking on Thelwell's time in Scotland.