McCoist hopes to hit the market

Rangers' manager, Ally McCoist, will hold talks with the club's owner, Craig Whyte, in the next few days to determine whether he will be able to strengthen his squad in January.

McCoist has identified a couple of targets he is keen to bring to Ibrox next month, with attacking reinforcements top of the list as he attempts to steer the Scottish champions' campaign to retain the SPL title back on track.