Butcher baffled by season start date

Scotland assistant manager Terry Butcher has hit out at the Scottish Premier League’s start date for next season.

Mon, 22 Dec, 2008 - 17:34

Scotland assistant manager Terry Butcher has hit out at the Scottish Premier League’s start date for next season.

SPL bosses want the new 2009-10 campaign to get under way on August 8 – just four days before the national team’s crucial World Cup qualifier in Norway.

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