Butcher relishing Gers clash

11 August 2011 18:27
Inverness boss Terry Butcher has told his depleted squad to enjoy Saturday's clash with Scottish Premier League defending champions Rangers.[LNB] Former England and Rangers captain Butcher knows his team, currently plagued by injury, will require little motivation to perform in the televised fixture and takes confidence from the May win over Celtic.[LNB]"It's a fantastic match to look forward to," said Butcher, who will have former Rangers team-mate Ally McCoist in the opposite dugout.[LNB]"There's a big match coming up and the players know that - they've probably had it marked in their calendars for some time.[LNB]"We want to put on a good show for the viewers and make sure we give a good account of ourselves, which I'm very confident we'll do.[LNB]"We've got players who have experience last year of beating Celtic, players who won at Ibrox a couple of years ago and experience of going to Ibrox and Parkhead last year and getting points.[LNB]"The Old Firm don't hold any fears for us.[LNB]"This is a match to be relished and really enjoyed.[LNB]"We want to beat them, as simple as that."[LNB]Kenny Gillet, David Proctor, Billy McKay, Josh Meekings and Lee Cox are out of the clash, disrupting preparations.[LNB]With three out of eight defenders absent, Butcher will be forced into a reshuffle.[LNB]He added: "From a preparation point of view it's a nightmare because we've got four players away on international duty, we got two injured last week as well.[LNB]"We'll have a new back four, we'll have a new team - for the fourth match in a row we'll have a different starting XI."[LNB]Proctor's injury is providing the most cause for concern.[LNB]Butcher said: "David Proctor's is probably worse than we thought.[LNB]"He's got a lot of bleeding there, that indicates there's quite a severe tear, which could be more months than weeks.[LNB]"That's really disappointing."[LNB]

Source: Team_Talk