McCoist to ask for AVB favour

07 August 2011 11:31
Rangers manager Ally McCoist is working hard to strengthen his squad and is likely to ask Andre Villas-Boas about Chelsea's fringe players.[LNB] McCoist and Villa-Boas first met at coaching courses in Largs and they were reunited again on Saturday before a strong Chelsea side cruised to a 3-1 friendly win over the Scottish champions at Ibrox.[LNB]McCoist was delighted to see Kyle Bartley return to his defence for a second loan spell from Arsenal and may ask Villas-Boas for players who might not be involved at Stamford Bridge this season.[LNB]"I had a good chat with Andre before the game and I am going to see him now and we will talk about out a few things," McCoist said.[LNB]"But obviously when you get somebody of the quality of Kyle Bartley coming in, that's a great thing as you can see.[LNB]"He hasn't played a lot of football but he looks comfortable.[LNB]"But it would be ridiculous of me not to use the good contacts that I have and I will certainly use every contact that I have to bring in the best players available to the club. You can be sure of that."[LNB]Asked if he was closer to bringing in new faces, McCoist said: "We are working very hard to get players in.[LNB]"I am as hopeful as the next man but time will tell. There is no point in me getting frustrated."

Source: Team_Talk