The SFA will not block any bid by George Burley to appoint former England captain Terry Butcher as his assistant.
Burley planning to bring in assistant
The Scottish Football Association will not block any bid by George Burley to appoint former England captain Terry Butcher as his assistant.
Burley, who was confirmed as Scotland's new manager at a Hampden Park press conference on Thursday, confirmed he was close to naming his number two.
Butcher, who won 77 caps for England, knows Burley from their days as Ipswich players and reports claim they could be teaming up again as they aim to guide Scotland to the 2010 World Cup.
And SFA chief executive Gordon Smith insists that the nationality of Burley's backroom staff is immaterial.
Scenario
"We have a scenario where the manager is a full-time appointment but the other appointments are not, they are part-time," he told
talkSPORT.
"If Terry was going to be used a coach on match days or match occasions then it would be on a part-time basis.
"So I don't have a problem with that.
"George hasn't said yet who he is going to bring in, there are two people who usually come with him.
"If there was a complaint about George not living much in Scotland then that certainly can't be levelled at Terry because apart from his stint in Australia and a little time down at Brentford, Terry spends all his time in Scotland."
