Revenge, fantastic! A hard working, spirited and at times exhilarating performance from Rangers paid Tranmere back for the last minute defeat they inflicted at Loftus Road back in November. It also signalled the return to form of Thommo.

With Arsenal youngster Jerome Thomas in the starting line up for the first time Rangers looked a threat from the off. Indeed his first touch was an audacious back heel that sent a ripple of excitement and anticipation through the travelling support. You could see that Holloway had sent his men out to play and play they did.

With Thomas, probing down the left and Langley controlling the tempo from the right Tranmere found themselves stretched and Thomson revelled in the space they created. The game was not even into its fifteenth minute when Rangers hit the front. Gallen picked u the ball on the edge of the box and drove toward the by-line. He cut his cross back, Peacock got a faint touch at the near post and it fell to Thommo for a simple six-yard header.

On another day, Thomson could easily have claimed a hat trick before half time. He fired one chance into the stand and skimmed the bar with another following good work from Gallen. Gallen too was unlucky with a twenty-five yard freekick that was gathered by Achterberg. Langley also went close with a freekick from similar range, this time the keeper was beaten but the effort just clipped the roof of the net.

All that was good about Rangers seemed to stem from the electric pace of Thomas. It was easy to see why Wenger rates him so highly if this was typical of his performances. He absolutely destroyed the Rovers right back who must have been sick of the sight of him by the end of the game.

At the other end, our very own Super Eagle was treating us to another fine performance. Shittu was like a brick wall all afternoon and along with the rest of the back four he turned in an excellent individual performance. Unfortunately, the way they played as a unit had hearts in mouths on more than one occasion.

They were determined to play with a high line and try to catch Barlow offside as much as they could. This is always a dodgy tactic as if you get it wrong then you are in the shit. In the first half they largely got away with it, albeit with a few scares along the way. The second half would prove to be a different story.

For all Rangers first half dominance it could have been level at the break when Alan Navarro curled a fine effort against Evans' right hand post. The keeper thought he had it covered until it broke late and deceived everybody. But a goal up at the break against a side that had only lost two at home all season, not bad, but we should have already have had the game won.

The second half started with the Rangers defence relying on an increasingly dodgy offside trap and you could sense it was only a matter of time before they were caught out. Two goals in ten minutes from Tranmere only served to highlight the problem further.

The first goal came from Jason Koumas. He scored easily after being played in by Navarro. Koumas had been the subject of a transfer bid by West Brom during the week but he had turned it down to stay at Tranmere and he was always going to score. The fact that he was allowed the freedom of Prenton Park to do so made the goal even more disappointing.

The second goal came when the Rangers back line stood up, well most of them anyway, and Tranmere pin up boy Andy Parkinson broke clear. He squared the ball and Barlow was left with yet another routine finish. The way Rangers responded was magnificent.

Thomson should have had a penalty when he carried Ian Sharps for ten yards on his back before getting his shot away. Achterberg saved well and the rebound was cleared off the line. If Thommo had gone down then Sharps would have walked and it was testament to his honesty and professionalism that he stayed on his feet.

By now the influence of young Thomas on the wing was rubbing off on his teammates and Matthew Rose was showing quicker feet than Fred Astaire. In one run alone he managed to trick his way past three Rovers players before delivering his cross. With fifteen minutes left to play Rangers were back on terms.

Thomas launched yet another attack down the left and crossed for Thomson. He controlled the ball and fired in a great shot, which Achterberg once again blocked. The ball rebounded to Peacock and his delicate pass fell into the path of Langley. Without any thought of controlling the ball, Langley battered it past the Tranmere keeper to send the crowd wild.

What no followed was a real end to end finale with both sides going for the jugular. Just as it seemed the game would end in stalemate, up popped Thommo with number 21 of the season. Again, Thomas and Gallen were the instigators. Thomas swung over a left wing corner that was headed on by Rose. Gallen got a decisive flick and the ball fell to Thommo for a one-yard header to seal the win. The crowd went mental and I found myself embraced by Rangers legend Tommy Collins and about ten others in a celebratory scrum.

This was a great performance and the three points were richly deserved. It is no mean feat to come to Tranmere and win, something that no team had achieved since October. Everybody played well but the performances of Thomson, Thomas and Shittu were sublime. If only we could have got the live wire winger earlier in the season maybe things could have been different.

These last few games will be exciting and the team will give it their all to try and make top six. I don't think we will but if they play like this, we will enjoy a fantastic end to the season.