Gallen replaced Griffiths in the starting line up, Danny Shittu made only his second start in place of the unlucky Plummer and Palmer moved into midfield. His place at the back was taken by the fit again Matthew Rose. The only other change saw Marcus Bignot and Ollie Burgess swap roles from Saturday with Bignot this time warming the bench.

The start could not have been better. After only three minutes Gallen played a beautifully weighted through ball into the path of Doudou and he made no mistake. His calm side footed finish showed that he is a player with the ability to do the simple things as well as the more spectacular. The ground was still buzzing when Gallen again turned provider.

His burst into the box was not contained by the Swindon defence and he reached the by-line and cut the ball back into the six-yard box. Steve Palmer met the ball with a volley that Bart Griemink did well to parry. Unfortunately for him, the ball fell at the feet of Ollie Burgess who fired powerfully into the net. The game was all but over after only eight minutes and Rangers hadn't even broken a sweat.

Kevin Gallen was showing that his time away from Loftus Road has been used wisely. He has matured into a far more composed and cultured player to the one we had seen previously. His first touch is now excellent and his ability to link play was there for all to see. Do you know what? I think he might have lost a bit of weight as well! That is not to say that Rangers did not have a heavyweight in the team to rival the flabby frame of Neil Ruddock. In Danny Shittu, we have an absolute monster of a centre back.

Shittu has been woefully underused during his one month loan spell from Charlton. In his first game at Peterborough, he was the best Rangers player on the park despite his red card. He then found himself dumped on the bench, suspended and then left out to avoid being cup-tied. He finally got a chance in what will be his last at Rangers and what a display. He can't have turned in a performance like this game since the Green Mile! (Think about it). He won every header, was strong in every tackle and comfortable on the ball. You had to feel sorry for Swindon striker Eric Sabin who was not afforded a kick all night.

Gallen capped his display with a brilliantly taken goal of his own. He received the ball inside the box with his back to goal. He faced up to Andy Gurney, went passed him and fired fiercely passed Griemink. It was the goal the whole ground wanted to see. Kevin Gallen's Magic rang round The Loft as wild celebrations ensued. Gallen however seemed strangely muted. I wonder if there is still a little anger toward those that singled him out last time he was here.

Just before half time Ollie Burgess went down under a heavy tackle and was forced to leave the field. It did not look good for the young midfielder, as it was clearly a problem with his knee. He got up and ran around a bit before deciding he could not go on. The scenes were eerily reminiscent of Langley's injury against Fulham and we all know how that ended. Bignot replaced him and with it, all impetus was lost.

After the break, Swindon seemed revitalised and Rangers could not get going. Wave after wave of Swindon attacks came to nothing thanks to the outstanding Shittu and the equally impressive Rose. Even Christer Warren was turning in a good performance and it is not often we get to give him any praise!

As is often the case when a team is so dominant before half time the second period was pretty tepid stuff. Rangers knew Swindon would not have enough to get back into the game and as a result, they did not really make too much effort in an attacking sense. I would have liked to see them really put Swindon to the sword, as I believe we could have ended up with five or six if the performance level had been maintained.

It was not until injury time that Rangers grabbed number four. Karl Connolly supplied a fantastic ball to spring the Swindon offside trap. Andy Thomson, on as a replacement for Doudou, collected the ball and calmly rounded Griemink before slotting home from the tightest of angles. We had seen three of our strikers score in the same game, I could scarcely believe my eyes.

4-0 was comfortable enough and it was nice to see a good response after the weekend but we still have some problem areas. Steve Palmer played as a central midfielder, the position that Holloway bought him for. In short he was poor, easily the worst display of the evening. He gives little to the team in this position due to his alarming lack of mobility and poor short range passing. As a big man, he should be the commanding figure in the engine room of the team but he is not. As the season has worn on he has become something of a liability and it might be time for him to drop out of the team. Nobody ever drops the captain though and I don't think Holloway will be any different.

Our biggest test of the season comes at Griffin Park on Saturday. I can't see us getting anything out of the game despite this improved performance. Mind you I couldn't see us doing any better than a draw tonight so what do I know! I think Holloway will pair Thomson and Gallen together with Doudou dropping to the bench for use late in the game. It would be nice if Holloway had a selection headache for a change and looking at the finishing of these three tonight he may just have got one.