Burley calls on fans to show support

    Monday, September 8, 2008

    George Burley has urged the nation to back him in his quest to take Scotland to the World Cup finals in the wake of the negative reaction to the defeat in Macedonia. The former Southampton and Hearts boss already finds himself under pressure after the 1-0 reverse in Skopje on Saturday resulted in a disappointing start to the qualification campaign. Burley's tenure so far has even been compared to the disastrous Berti Vogts era in some quarters as he heads into Wednesday's clash against Iceland ...

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