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By CALUM CROWE Published: 02: 48 AEST, 13 April 2026 | Updated: 02: 48 AEST, 13 April 2026 2 View comments Rangers boss Danny Rohl believes his team made a huge statement in the title race after fighting back from two goals down to claim an emphatic victory away at Falkirk. A disastrous opening half-hour saw Rangers fall 2-0 behind against a rampant Falkirk side who could well have been even further ahead. But a burst of four goals in 16 minutes either side of half-time turned the game completely on its head, with Rangers scoring another two late on to wrap up the three points. The 6-3 triumph was a huge result for the Ibrox side, who knew they needed to win to keep alive their title hopes after Hearts and Celtic both won on Saturday. Rohl revealed that a half-time inquest was led by the players themselves — and he believes it was a huge statement in terms of their season as a whole. ‘I’m proud of the outcome, ’ said the Rangers boss. ‘The start was very difficult, not what we want. We brought trouble. We needed to adapt to the conditions and the pitch. Rangers boss Danny Rohl says his players showed their 'quality, spirit, belief and mentality'  Youssef Chermiti is mobbed by his team-mates after putting Rangers 5-3 ahead at Falkirk John Mc Glynn says the defeat by Rangers will give his Falkirk players a kick up the backside ‘The reaction from my group was crucial, to score to make it 2-1 before half-time. ‘I liked that the players were really honest with each other. Second half was just one direction. We played forward, created a lot of chances. ‘It’s now three games in a row with 14 goals, that shows how we want to play. It’s a consequence of the last few months and weeks. I try to give my team calmness and belief. ‘Of course, we also have to speak about the conceded goals because they were too easy. But overall, it’s great to see the group in this way. ‘I showed them solutions, but it’s about my players — they delivered today. They were very honest with each other at half-time. ‘My group has quality, spirit, belief and mentality to go until the end. It wasn’t necessary for me to give too many emotions at half-time because the players themselves were emotional. They spoke to each other. That shows we’re growing as a group and we have leaders in the right moments. ‘When I got here, it was quiet. I remember after the game in Bergen [a 3-0 defeat in his first game], I tried to start a conversation with the players but I spoke more than them. ‘Now, finally we’re growing. That’s normal, that’s the culture that we want. Very often, I’m asked about mentality. But this was a statement to say we don’t need to talk about this topic. We’ve shown mentality to come back. ’ The victory moves Rangers back into second place, two points ahead of Celtic and one point behind leaders Hearts. Rangers also gave their goal difference a handy boost. They are now five goals better off than Hearts and 11 better off than Celtic. Rohl believes that could yet be pivotal in the outcome, noting: ‘To score 14 goals, that’s nice in three games. Not so long ago, we were talking about who could score and who couldn’t score. ‘Now we’ve had nine different scorers and that helps us. Maybe at the end, that could be the difference in the title race but nobody knows at the moment which direction it will go. ‘You can enjoy it because there will be stories until the end. We’ll just do our job to be part of that story. ’ Meanwhile, Falkirk boss John Mc Glynn admitted the second half was nowhere near good enough as he lamented the soft nature of some of the goals his team conceded. With regards to the Scottish Cup semi-final against Dunfermline next weekend, he said: ‘This could be the best thing that’s ever going to happen. It could be a kick up the backside. ‘We know that we really need to be at it next week. The games that Dunfermline won against Hibs and Aberdeen tell you that they are more than capable of beating Premiership opposition. ‘So we are under no illusions. The message will be getting hammered home this week. This could be the best thing that could happen to us to make sure that we get it right next week. ‘It’s not been like us to defend like we did today. From our point of view, it was so soft. We’ve done so many good things this season, so we won’t let this destroy us. ’

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