>>BARRY FERGUSON

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I WAS one of the 50,000 fans who walked away from Ibrox on Wednesday night with a new spring in my step.

Having sat through a difficult first 45 minutes, by halftime I could sense the punters were growing frustrated. Maybe even a bit concerned. One or two of them were starting to growl in the stands.

But an hour later? Without getting carried away, let's just say Rangers looked and felt like a very different prospect.

A 5-1 win. Three points closer to Hearts at the top of the table with a significant bump in the goal difference. Three clear of Celtic albeit their game at Pittodrie was off.

And with serious reason to believe that all the hard work and expense that went into the January transfer window might be about to pay off big time between now and May.

It really did feel like a significant turn around in the space of 90 minutes or so and we'll get around to the impact made by the new boys who came on from the bench and who played such a part in raising the excitement levels.

Andreas Skov Olsen, Tuur Rommens and Ryan Naderi all made a big impression on the home crowd as well as having a major influence on the game itself.

But we'll come to them later. Because, first and foremost, it's time to have a conversation about Mikey Moore. And I mean that quite literally.

If it was down to me I'd be on the blower to Spurs this morning asking to have that chat.

And while I fully understand there will probably be a lot of 'ifs, buts and maybes' around the discussion, I'd be making a very strong case for the two clubs agreeing another 12-month loan deal to keep the young man in Glasgow next season.

Obviously, the guys at Spurs will have their own thoughts on what the future should hold. It's not even certain that Thomas Frank will still be in the manager's seat next season so there's a lot to factor in.