Rangers midfielder Jason Holt has discussed former Ibrox loanee Billy King.
Rangers’ Jason Holt scores their first goal
Rangers midfielder Jason Holt has told The Scotsman that his side must be wary of Inverness Caledonian Thistle winger Billy King this evening.
The Gers return from the international break this evening as they travel to Inverness, and will be hoping to build on their 2-0 win over Partick Thistle two weeks ago.
After losing to rivals Celtic and Aberdeen last month, the pressure has mounted on manager Mark Warburton, and he’ll be hoping for a much better October as his side take the field again tonight.
Billy King in action for Rangers
The game sees Rangers go up against one of their former players, as winger Billy King is expected to line up for Richie Foran’s Inverness side.
King, 22, spent the second half of last season on loan at Rangers from Hearts, and and scored once in 13 appearances for the club before returning to Tynecastle, having failed to win a permanent move to Ibrox.
Rangers’ Jason Holt (L) in action with Dundee’s Thomas Konrad
Now out on loan again, King is set to take on some of his former team-mates, including midfielder Jason Holt, who he played alongside at Hearts.
Speaking to The Scotsman ahead of the game, Holt has stated that Rangers must be wary of what King can do, and all the Rangers players know of his quality.
Holt added that he has spoken to King a couple of times since he left Rangers, and is happy to see him playing first-team football – though surely won’t want to see him impress this evening.
General view of the Caledonian Stadium
“All of the boys who were here last season when Billy was with us know what he can bring,” said Holt. “He is a threat and we will need to be wary. But we won’t be looking at individual players, we will be looking at the team in general. I have spoken to him a few times since he moved to Inverness. I have sent him texts after the games he has scored in, just saying ‘well done’. I am sure I will get a wee chat with him on Friday night.”
“Having played with him at Hearts, I know there is no doubt about his ability. I was a year above Billy in the youth set-up at Hearts, but we ended up playing in the same under-19 team and then through to the first team together. So we have always been close. We need to watch and be aware of him. He is playing regular first team football now, which is obviously good for him,” he added.
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