SFA seek staggered season start

The Scottish Football Association have confirmed they will ask the Scottish Premier League to consider moving fixtures at the start of next season in a bid to help the national team prepare for their World Cup qualifier in Norway.

The SFA were furious when the SPL announced last month that the the 2009-10 top-flight campaign would kick off on August 8, just four days before Scotland travel to Oslo for what could be a make-or-break international.