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Now coaching a Malaysian side, Sabah.
But check out this interview from Hammers News
“It never really worked out for me there either (Huddersfield)but I went to Cambridge United, which is probably the best thing I ever did because I left home and learned to stand on my own two feet. It was a fantastic experience and John Beck was a team-mate, as was David Crown who later went to Southend with me.
“Cambridge needed money desperately and Southend were struggling so they paid £75,000 for me. I signed for Southend early in 1988 and I guarantee the first day I walked through the door, I drove home and said to my wife: ‘If I could give the money back now I would.’
“I’d walked into an environment where it was full of East End ‘wide boys’. It was like walking into a dressing room where there wasn’t any football kit around. There were shoes, jeans, jackets and suits on sale and I thought: ‘What the f*** have I walked into here?’
“I couldn’t believe it and the first time I walked through the door it was: ‘f*****g hell Butts, want a f*****g suit?’ I thought: ‘I can’t believe this, welcome to the East End’. It was like walking into a boot sale!
“But I had a wonderful five years at Southend. At first I hated it but I grew to love it and I had an experience I’ll never forget.
“We went on a roller coaster ride from the depths of the Third Division and ended up at the top of the First, playing in the fourth round of the FA Cup against Everton.
“We dragged that club up and produced some good players like Justin Edinburgh, Spencer Prior, Dean Austin, Brett Angell and myself. We all came through together and I absolutely loved it. To be honest, that’s probably the highlight of my career.
“I was 25 and I’d said to my wife I felt I would always earn a decent living in the First Division but that I’d never get a break. Then three weeks later I got a call from Billy Bonds at West Ham
But check out this interview from Hammers News
“It never really worked out for me there either (Huddersfield)but I went to Cambridge United, which is probably the best thing I ever did because I left home and learned to stand on my own two feet. It was a fantastic experience and John Beck was a team-mate, as was David Crown who later went to Southend with me.
“Cambridge needed money desperately and Southend were struggling so they paid £75,000 for me. I signed for Southend early in 1988 and I guarantee the first day I walked through the door, I drove home and said to my wife: ‘If I could give the money back now I would.’
“I’d walked into an environment where it was full of East End ‘wide boys’. It was like walking into a dressing room where there wasn’t any football kit around. There were shoes, jeans, jackets and suits on sale and I thought: ‘What the f*** have I walked into here?’
“I couldn’t believe it and the first time I walked through the door it was: ‘f*****g hell Butts, want a f*****g suit?’ I thought: ‘I can’t believe this, welcome to the East End’. It was like walking into a boot sale!
“But I had a wonderful five years at Southend. At first I hated it but I grew to love it and I had an experience I’ll never forget.
“We went on a roller coaster ride from the depths of the Third Division and ended up at the top of the First, playing in the fourth round of the FA Cup against Everton.
“We dragged that club up and produced some good players like Justin Edinburgh, Spencer Prior, Dean Austin, Brett Angell and myself. We all came through together and I absolutely loved it. To be honest, that’s probably the highlight of my career.
“I was 25 and I’d said to my wife I felt I would always earn a decent living in the First Division but that I’d never get a break. Then three weeks later I got a call from Billy Bonds at West Ham
