MARK WARBURTON has expressed his delight after Rangers rounded off a busy day of transfer activity with a 2-0 win over Annan at Ibrox.

The Light Blues boss completed his ninth signing of the summer as forward Joe Dodoo signed a four-year deal on Tuesday afternoon.

And there was further good news for the Englishman as Wes Foderingham, James Tavernier and Rob Kiernan all agreed extensions to their contracts, while talks are continuing with striker Martyn Waghorn.

Victory at Ibrox was the finale to a productive day for Warburton as he continues his preparations for the new campaign and he is pleased to see three of his Championship stars committing their futures to the club.

He said: “I’m delighted with the work we’ve done. All credit to Andrew Dickson, Stewart Robertson and Frank McParland for all the work they’ve done behind the scenes.

“To get Wes Foderingham, Rob Kiernan and James Tavernier to extend their deals by a year is good news.

“What you don’t want is for your squad to all be out of contract at the same time because that’s a recipe for disaster so there will be different conversations with different people at different times.

“Our squad unity is good and we’re being pro-active on a number of fronts. We welcome Joe Dodoo as well.

“All the paperwork has come through and he’s now eligible to play on Friday. We’re still looking for one or two others and we’re making progress on that front as well.

“It sends out a really powerful statement that he’s prepared to leave England’s champions to come here.”

It has been a busy summer in the transfer market for Warburton as he has bolstered his Rangers ranks for a shot at the Premiership title this term.

Forward Dodoo spurned the chance to say with Premier League champions Leicester to make the move north of the border and could make his debut against East Stirlingshire on Friday night.

Warburton said: “Joe is like Jordan Rossiter. He's young with great potential – an exciting talent, technically very strong, a good athlete and a good size.

“He will come in and be keen to make an impression and we're delighted to get him.

“We've got to strengthen the squad and add that quality. Getting the older players in like Joey Barton and Gilksy was fantastic.

“Now getting the younger ones like Josh, Matt, Jordan and now Joe is encouraging too.

“I think you saw tonight, there was 32,000 fans here. That's incredible backing. It's a magnificent football arena. The training ground is first class – it's a Premier League training ground – so the club has everything.

“What we have got to do is get the club back to where it was before but that won't be easy.

“All we can do is try and get better every day. If we do that we'll be there or there abouts.”

It was a pleasing night for Warburton on the park as well as goals from Barrie McKay and Martyn Waghorn clinched a comfortable Betfred Cup win.

And the Gers boss is confident it was another step in the right direction as the countdown continues to the big kick-off next month.

Warburton said: “It was a warm night and a good, physical work-out for us. We dominated possession but it’s hard to play against teams who have 10 players behind the ball.

“What we have to do better is penetrate more. We moved the ball from side to side and, while we could have been more positive on occasions, there were a lot of good things as well.

“It was about getting the load-in right. No disrespect to Annan because they came here to compete but, while our first job was to win the game, we need to make sure that we give everyone enough game time between now and August 6.

“We’ll change again on Friday against East Stirling and do that again against Stranraer on Monday. We’ll probably do more of it against Burnley as well and spread appearances through the squad.”