If I was in Rangers dressing room this is what I'd do for title run-in and it really is quite simple - Barry Ferguson

It all comes down to this.

Yes, watching Scotland’s progress has been an enjoyable distraction throughout the season even if the last two results stick in the throat, but the domestic title has always been what got me out of bed in the morning. It’s why you pull your boots on for the first day of pre-season. It’s the reason these Rangers players have given their blood and sweat and tears to claw their way back into contention since Philippe Clement arrived in Glasgow when everyone else had written them off as no hopers.

It’s why they have fought and scratched their way into the position they find themselves in this morning - on the starting blocks for one final sprint towards the line - and it’ll be lighting a fire inside their bellies as the clock kicks down to kick-off against Hibs on Saturday. Now that everything else is out of the way, now is the time to empty the tanks until there’s not a drop left to give. And if Rangers can do that between now and May then they’ll have a whole summer to celebrate their achievements.

All they have to do is reach out and grab them because these players worked too hard and given too much to let anyone stop them now. If I was in that dressing room - and you’ve no idea how much I wish I was - I’d break what’s left of the season down into two blocks.

First, I’d look at the next two weeks before the split and four massive league games. Deal with Hibs at Ibrox, win the biggest game of the season at home to Celtic eight days later and follow that up with wins away to Dundee and Ross County. Take 12 points from these games and you’ll go into the post split fixtures in an incredible position. It really is that simple.

I’m not saying Rangers are four wins away from the title because, from