NICKY LAW today insisted the Rangers kids can cope with the intense pressure of the must-win match against Hearts - and the SPFL Premiership Play-Offs.

Robbie Crawford, Ryan Hardie, Andy Murdoch and Tom Walsh have all been given game time since Stuart McCall took over as Gers manager last month.

And the introduction of the enthusiastic youngsters to the Light Blues first team has coincided with a definite upturn in form.

Rangers have recorded morale-boosting wins over Hibs, Hearts, Cowdenbeath and Raith Rovers under the guidance of the Nine-In-A-Row great.

However, the Murray Park youth graduates were helpless to prevent the League One champions from slumping to a hugely costly result at the weekend.

Rangers needed to score two late goals to draw 2-2 with fifth-placed Falkirk and drop into third spot in the second-tier table.

And afterwards McCall expressed concern the abuse that captain Lee McCulloch had been subjected to by the Glasgow club's own fans had affected them.

McCulloch was booed in the second half after being outmuscled by John Baird and allowing Tom Taiwo to put the visitors two goals in front.

"It would have been difficult for the younger lads to hear," said the Gers manager afterwards. "It's not nice to hear that."

But Law, who set up Haris Vuckic for a goal and then netted one himself in the fifth minute of injury-time, has been impressed with the mentality of the boys since they have come in.

And he has no fears about them being able to handle what is sure to be an intimidating atmosphere through in Gorgie on Saturday.

The Jambos will be presented with the Championship trophy after the match - and many of their jubilant fans will be out to goad the visiting players.

Law, though, feels that Crawford, Hardie, Murdoch and Walsh will all be able to take the occasion in their stride.

And he has backed them to play key roles in the play-offs after that whether Rangers enter at the quarter-final or semi-final stage.

He said: "I have total confidence in these boys being able to deal with the pressure in the games that we have coming up.

"You just need to look at the manner in which they have handled themselves in games recently to know they will be fine.

"We have had some pressure games in recent weeks and they have showed no fear. In fact, they have come in and given everyone a lift.

"The young lads have been brilliant in the games they have been involved in and have really brought something to the team.

"We had been struggling a bit and had been a bit flat and I think their presence has given us all a lift and brought energy and pace to our play.

"The manager has been very impressed with their contribution and I'm not surprised. They have all done very well and more than justified their places.

"I have no concerns about their temperaments in the game against Hearts at Tynecastle or in the play-off games after that.

"I actually expect them to do really well in these matches due to the fearlessness they play with. Nothing seems to faze them and I expect that to continue.

"Ryan Hardie came into the side against Dumbarton a couple of weeks ago and made his first start. He scored a couple of goals. That shows how confident these boys are."

Despite taking his tally for the 2014/15 campaign to 13 with a goal in the fifth minute of injury time at the weekend, Law was disappointed Rangers failed to beat Falkirk.

The two dropped points allowed Hibs, who thrashed Alloa 4-1 at Easter Road, to leapfrog them into second spot in the Championship table.

The Ibrox club now need to beat Hearts away and hope Hibs either lose or draw away to Falkirk in order to finish as runners-up.

Doing so would mean that they avoid two legs of a play-off quarter-final against their bogey team Queen of the South and increase their chances of winning promotion.

Regardless of what stage they enter the end-of-season series of matches, Law is confident the Govan club will do well.

He said: "We do have confidence in ourselves. When the manager took over there were doubts that we would be able to finish in the top four and get into the play-offs.

"We have definitely managed to lift things since the new manager came in and took over. He had belief in us despite how we were playing and we have responded to that.

"Yes, the result at the weekend was disappointing, but it is just one game and we are confident that we can get back to winning ways this weekend against Hearts.

"It will be a very difficult game. They aren't champions for no reason. They have done fantastically well this season and deserve to be where they are in the league table.

"But we will be up for it. Every game we have coming up will be difficult. Every game we will play will be against a good side."

Law added: "But the young lads coming in has given us energy at the end of what has been a long hard season and I am sure we will be right up for the games we have coming up.

"The pace and enthusiasm of the boys who have come into the team has definitely rubbed off on us and we are hoping we can get back to winning ways against Hearts and go into the play-offs on a high."