Mikey Moore was left "fuming" when he saw the Rangers atmosphere that he missed out on.
The talented teenager was out with an injury when his Tottenham teammates travelled north to play at Ibrox in the Europa League last season, so he couldn't join then.
Watching on TV from home, he saw exactly what he was missing out on when he saw and heard that famous atmosphere under the lights on a European night.
And to prove he was not mistaken, his teammates all told him it was one of the best they had ever played in.
When the opportunity arose to head to Rangers on loan, that was still at the forefront of his mind.
Speaking after making his debut in the cup win over Alloa Athletic, he said: "At the time I was out for a bit, so I couldn’t come up (with Spurs), but I was watching on the TV and I was fuming that I couldn’t.
“When they came back, the lads said it was one of the best atmospheres they’ve ever played in.
“When I heard about Rangers, that came straight into my mind. I remembered all the good things the boys said, so, I can’t wait to play in that sort of atmosphere.”
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Another factor in making the move was having the perfect sounding board in Jermain Defoe.
The legendary former goalscorer played for both clubs and was also Moore's coach in the Tottenham youth ranks.
Moore added: "Obviously I spoke to Jermaine Defoe, being my coach at Tottenham and I’m really close to him now.
“I spoke to him about the club and he didn’t say a bad word about it.
“He said ‘it’s an unbelievable place’ and he said ‘if you’ve got a chance to go there, then take it’. What a player. What a guy as well.
“I was a bit younger (when he was at Rangers), but I know that he was an unbelievable finisher as a striker and the fans loved him up here and he said he loved his time up here.
“I think he wishes he could have played here longer.”
