- Mikey Moore admits Rangers “haven’t stuck together” during disastrous late-season collapse.
- Spurs loanee says mentality and leadership issues derailed Rangers’ title challenge post-split.
- Moore insists players, not Danny Rohl, must take responsibility for Rangers’ trophyless season.
Mikey Moore has admitted Rangers “haven’t had each other’s backs” during their dramatic late-season collapse, with the Spurs loanee delivering a candid assessment of the mentality issues behind the club’s disastrous run of form.
Rangers head into the final match of the season on the back of four consecutive Premiership defeats, a sequence not seen at Ibrox in more than 40 years.
Pressure is intensifying around head coach Danny Rohl and a squad that appeared to unravel mentally during the closing weeks of the campaign.
Mikey Moore laments Ibrox collapse
Moore, whose future beyond this season has already been discussed amid his impending return to Spurs, focused almost entirely on the collective failures that have derailed Rangers’ season.
“It’s gutting, to be honest,” he said.
“I don’t think any of us three weeks ago expected to be in the position we’re in, but it’s our fault and we need to take that.”
After briefly reigniting belief under Rohl, Rangers’ title hopes quickly disintegrated post-split, with defeats against Motherwell, Hearts, Celtic and Hibernian exposing recurring weaknesses within the squad.
For Moore, the biggest issue has been how the group responded when momentum turned against them.
“When it gets tough, I don’t think we’ve done that enough,” he admitted.
“We haven’t got together as a team and really said, we’re going to stick together, we’re going to get through it.”
Mikey Moore blasts Gers mentality
The 18-year-old repeatedly returned to the subject of mentality, leadership and standards, suggesting Rangers’ problems run deeper than tactics or individual quality.
“We need to just grab the game when it’s tough,” he said.
“A few more need to have big personalities and go for the game.”
Moore also made clear that responsibility ultimately lies with the players rather than the coaching staff.
“Everyone can say what they want about the manager or the coaching staff,” he explained.
“It’s the players who go and do it on the pitch. It’s the players who have to come in and give their all every day.”
The winger’s comments will resonate with supporters who have become increasingly frustrated by what they perceive as a lack of leadership and resilience within the dressing room over the past four seasons.
He also admitted the squad failed to properly grasp the standards required at a club of Rangers’ stature.
“When you’re here, this club has such history and it’s such a great place to play,” Moore said.
“Us as players need to realise what we need to deliver. We’ve delivered no trophies this year. It’s not good enough.
“There are top people in the group, but we need to have each other’s back.
“When it’s getting tough, we need to get behind each other and not get on each other’s back.
“To have a winning culture, you need to have those standards.”
Fan ire boils over
His honesty has only strengthened the connection he has built with the Rangers support throughout his loan spell, particularly after acknowledging supporters’ frustrations during the recent defeat to Hibs, when large sections of Ibrox emptied before full-time.
“I understand the position we’re in,” he said.
“They’re disappointed with the results and the way the last few weeks have been. I understand the way people feel.”
Mikey Moore on personal benefits on Ibrox spell
Moore also reflected on how the season has changed him personally, describing the experience at Rangers as mentally demanding but transformative.
“I think mentally I’ve changed so much as a person,” he revealed.
“I’ve realised every day means something. If you want to win every single game, that’s the way we need to be.
“I think as a team we need to learn that as well.”
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As Rangers prepare for a major summer rebuild, Moore’s comments offer one of the clearest insights yet into why a season that once carried genuine optimism has spiralled so dramatically.
For all the tactical debates and transfer speculation surrounding Ibrox, the teenager’s verdict was simple.
When pressure mounted, Rangers lacked the mentality to withstand it, despite claim after claim that their mentality was not the root cause of the decline.
Their final chance to avoid a record-equalling five straight league defeats comes later today, away to Falkirk.
