THE team that eats together, wins together.

It is on the field in front of the fans that he is determined to send home happy where the results of Mark Warburton’s methods are coming to fruition as Rangers have recorded eight successive wins this season.

But it is at Murray Park where the building blocks have been put in place as he has transformed the Light Blues squad in terms of personnel and mentality.

Warburton inherited a group that had failed on the park and been criticised off it as Rangers fell some way short last season.

But he has rejuvenated those that remained after a campaign to forget at Ibrox and has been rewarded with fine performances from players who had points to prove.

The combination of those in situ stars and the array of talent the 52-year-old brought to the club has proven a potent one so far for Rangers as they have made a stunning start this term.

Warburton has a team playing an attractive, incisive brand of football and a squad hungry for success as he looks to lead Rangers to the Championship title.

It may only have been a few weeks since the Warburton blueprint was first laid out, but the results speak for themselves as they go in search of nine-in-a-row at home to Raith Rovers tomorrow.

“I can’t talk highly enough of the lads - Lee Wallace, Kenny Miller, Dean Shiels, Nicky Law - all of them have been outstanding,” Warburton said.

“The way the young guys – Gedion (Zelalem) is 18, Nathan (Oduwa) is 19 and Dominic Ball has just turned 20 - have been welcomed is testament to the older players.

“I’ve mentioned how they perform day in, day out, speaking to the younger players and helping them and where they sit at the lunch table.

“We don’t want all the senior pros at one end and the new ones at the other, they don’t the mingle in and the whole environment is conducive to those guys developing.

“There is no residual left-over, so to speak, from last year.

“I do it to make sure there are no cliques. It’s one dressing room, it’s our environment where we work every day.

“Leave it tidy, leave it clean and respectful, it’s common courtesy and we make sure they are installed.

“There is a code of conduct for the players and they get fined if there are water bottles or tops left out.

“It’s our environment and hopefully it conducive to them being better players.”

The Ibrox crowd have bought into the Warburton way as they have seen their side score 30 goals in eight matches and turn on the style every time they have stepped onto the pitch so far this season.

The player recruitment and tactical switches have transformed Rangers dramatically in a short space of time and Warburton’s side already look like they will take some catching in the Championship title race.

The man management skills of the former Brentford boss have also been key, however, as he has focused on the group and stressed the importance of the team mentality.

Warburton said: "Everyone has to play their part. If you imagine you come here every day and you train hard morning and every afternoon.

“You do your gym work, you eat well, you sleep well. And it comes to Friday and you are away to Queen of the South and you're not on the team coach.

“The following week, you work and train hard again and you're not on the coach. I'm not sure how you keep that person happy.

“I hear people saying well it's all about being good pros. That’s not being a footballer, that's just using this place as a health club.

“You've got to give them a pathway to the first team. Why have an Academy? Say we have a couple of injuries, we will dip into the Academy.

“Barrie McKay, Tom Walsh, Ryan Hardie, Jordan Thompson, Fraser Aird... all these guys have come from the Academy and they are around the first team and contributing.

“Why have a big squad with disillusioned players who never get a sniff of the first team?"

Having overhauled his squad in the first few weeks of his Rangers reign, Warburton was content to watch on as the transfer window closed on Tuesday night.

There was no last-minute move to strengthen once again from Warburton, the Ibrox boss satisfied with what he has at his disposal and confident he has more than enough to achieve what needs to be achieved in the coming months.

Should problems arise, he is happy to look within for the answers and give those at Murray Park a chance to prove their worth.

Warburton said: "We spoke about this on the first day. All of the boys I have mentioned have trained with the first team and all came through the Academy so why not use them?

“Craig (Mulholland) and the staff have done a great job and they are trying to get the boys to make the transition from youth team performer to the first team - that's their job.

“You have to give them that window. If they don't get that chance, there is no point having an Academy."