- Mikey Moore wins Rangers’ Young Player of the Year after standout loan season at Ibrox.
- Spurs loanee praises supporters, saying he has “loved every second” of his time in Glasgow.
- His hesitant response on staying suggests uncertainty and growing expectation he will leave Ibrox.
Rangers ended a disappointing day yesterday by celebrating the brighter aspects of a topsy-turvy season, with the annual Player-of-the-year awards ceremony.
The players headed off to the event after the potentially title-defining 3-2 home defeat to Motherwell.
Awards were issued out to players from the men’s first team, women’s first team and academy for their efforts this season.
Mikey Moore wins Rangers award
18-year-old Spurs loanee Mikey Moore was awarded with the Young Player of the Year award.
Moore spoke about his pride in winning the accolade following its presentation.
“I’m happy to win the award. there are loads of top young players in the team,” he said.
“I’m happy to win it and yeah thank you to everyone really.”
He took the time to praise the loyal Ibrox supporters who backed him across his year in Govan.
“The fans are a massive part of this club and it’s a huge part of what we do,” he explained.
“A massive thank you to everyone who voted for me.
“I’ve loved every second of it here, to be honest.
“Hopefully we’ll end the season how we want to and get a title.”
Quizzed on his future
Rangers PA announcer and host of the event Michael Smith then asked the ‘wonderkid’ about how much he would like to remain at Ibrox next season.
Moore made a short inaudible response amongst cheers from the crowd.
But his nervous smile said more than words could.
The moment lingered longer than the answer itself.
For all the gratitude, all the smiles and acknowledgements, there was a sense in the room that this was less a beginning than a farewell in disguise.
Moore has clearly enjoyed his time in Glasgow, embraced the expectation, and taken to the intensity of life at Rangers with maturity beyond his 18 years.
But his reaction, brief, hesitant, and quickly drowned out by applause, felt like the response of a player who understands the reality beneath the sentiment.
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Loan spells often carry this duality: appreciation without permanence.
While Moore spoke warmly about the fans, the club, and the experience, there was an unmistakable undertone that his future may already be shifting elsewhere.
Rangers, for their part, will hope there is still one final chapter left to write in his impact this season.
But as he left the stage, the impression was hard to ignore, Moore may have loved his time in Glasgow, but he looked very much like a player preparing to move on.
Emmanuel Fernandez won Player of the Year while Jack Butland picked up the Players’ Player of the Year award.
