Gio van Bronckhorst lifted his first trophy as Rangers boss after their Scottish Cup win - then vowed to get his hands on more silverware next season.
The Ibrox gaffer watched his side beat Hearts 2-0 after extra-time at Hampden to end the season on a high.
Van Bronckhorst ’s men recovered from their Europa League Final defeat in Seville by seeing off the Jambos thanks to goals from subs Ryan Jack and Scott Wright.
The Dutchman was delighted with the victory and says it’s given him the taste for more.
Afterwards, he said: “This means a lot. It’s always good to win prizes.
"For the players today it’s a reward for all the hard work over the months.
"I'm happy with the performance. In extra time we looked strong again and we could feel the game going our way.
"I'm really proud to end the season with a trophy, which is a real positive.
"Now we will rest and then in 5 weeks start over again to win more prizes.
"There was so much desire today, and no tiredness.
"It's been a demanding week. We had the build up to the Europa League final in difficult circumstances.
“Mentally the loss was big because we lost on penalties.
"We flew back and had to say farewell to Jimmy Bell.
“But I I told the players it was a chance to win something. We had to look forward after Wednesday night and move on.
“That’s what they did today and their hard work has been rewarded with a trophy.”
The Scottish Cup triumph could be the last hurrah for club legends Allan McGregor and Steven Davis.
McGregor came off the bench in the last minute to replace Jon McLaughlin in what looked like an emotional swan song.
Van Bronckhorst refused to reveal if it’ll be the keeper’s last game for Gers and said he’ll sit down for talks with the 40-year-old about his future this summer.
With McGregor and Davis likely to move on, the Gers boss admitted there WILL be changes ahead of next season.
He said: "It was a nice sign from Jon, he told me when the result was there for us that he’d give up his place for Allan. It was a nice gesture from him.
"We’ll sit down with him and see how his future is. I'm happy for Allan that he won a trophy.
"I think there will be changes this summer. I’m not sure if out of contract players will sign new ones.
"Players have the chance to move for another challenge but they always want stability for their futures.
"Hopefully in the next few weeks we’ll know if we can extend or look for other players.
"With Allan - it’s for the club. It's not often you have players at 40 years old. It's amazing how he’s performed.
"Talks will go on once the season has ended. We’ll see what will happen."
Rangers needed their full squad to finally see off Robbie Neilson’s side and Van Bronckhorst praised the resilience of his players who were playing their 65th game of the campaign.
He also hailed defender Calvin Bassey who picked up another man of the match award for an outstanding display.
The defender has already been linked with Premier League clubs but his gaffer says he wants to continue developing him at Ibrox.
Van Bronckhorst said: "We have character in this team. In difficult moments we rise up and go again.
"It's important that when we're down we always have the support of our fans and we come back stronger.
"To end the week with a trophy is very positive.
"My first six months here have been hectic with our schedule.
“We've had two games a week since I came here, it's been very demanding for players, myself and staff.
"We need a rest now but it's nice to win silverware, that’s what it’s all about.
"I’m a big fan of Calvin, his first game at this stadium was when I watched him lose to Hibs.
"But I saw something in him that you rarely see in someone his age. He's mature, strong and powerful.
"It's a pleasure for me to work with him and to work with him in future to make him stronger.
"His development this season has been tremendous, especially with Europe. Today he was impressive again. He’s had a great end to the season.”
Rangers might have won the final in 90 minutes if it wasn’t for Hearts’ keeper Craig Gordon.
Referee Willie Collum also denied them what looked like a clear penalty when Joe Aribo was pulled in the box by Nat Atkinson.
But Van Bronckhorst was just delighted to get over the line.
He said: "There were some moments when I didn’t agree with the ref but you don’t have to agree with all of the decisions.
"It’s difficult for them, it's a final with a lot of pressure.
"I saw him (Atkinson) pulling the shirt and that's the reason why he (Aribo) couldn’t shoot cleanly on goal.
"But I’m just happy with the win.”
