New Scotland Manager

[cadmium]

David Moyes anybody?

[Eth]

Most likely Alex McLeish I reckon

[lfc4ever]

David Moyes anybody?

Too young and no Euro experience to speak of, except 1st round knockout in 2 competitions in one month, a European Record all of it's own actually!

[tomasjj]

One thing for sure, he will be ginger.

[animal magic]

Most likely Alex McLeish I reckon

[Bob]

One thing for sure, he will be ginger.

Strachan?

[CharlieMansonsSquint]

Tommy Burns and Gary McAlister. Or that's the latest one.

[animal magic]

Alex McLeish is the man the Scottish Football Association wants to succeed Walter Smith, BBC Scotland understands.
The SFA has drawn up a list of prospective candidates for the Scotland manager's job but chief executive David Taylor declined to reveal any names.

Taylor, who will head a four-man board of selectors, said that it was "a short list" and that their targets would be approached "in the next week or so".

McLeish has been out of football since leaving Rangers in May.

Formerly in charge at Motherwell and Hibernian, McLeish has spoken of his desire to continue in club management.

But the ex-Aberdeen defender, with 77 caps for Scotland, has not ruled out the possibility of leading the national side.

At the weekend, he told BBC Radio Five Live: "They have said their target is to appoint another Scottish manager.

"They went down the foreign route before and it didn't work out. I am sure they will bring somebody in who knows the culture and I am pretty sure it will be a Scot.

"It is an honour to be approached for that job, although I can say, hand on heart, I haven't been approached.

"So, at the moment, I am focused on returning to club football, hopefully leaving Scotland and doing something fresh - maybe in England, the Premiership or the Championship.

"Who knows? I can't be too choosy. Or maybe there is a possibility of going abroad."

Tommy Burns has already managed to combine being Celtic youth coach with the Scotland assistant's job and is seen as the continuity candidate.

Scotland have a B international with Finland next month and face important Euro 2008 qualifiers with Georgia and Italy in March.

"We would like to get the matter settled as quickly as possible," said Taylor.

"We do have matches coming up but we have to get the right candidate - that's more important than speed.

"If we can get the process under way, hopefully we can be in a position in the not too distant future of announcing the manager."

Jim Jefferies, Gary McAllister, Craig Levein and Joe Jordan are other names that have been linked with the job.

But Levein, Jefferies and Jordan are presently in jobs where the SFA would have to pay the kind of compensation that Taylor says he would prefer to avoid.

Jefferies has earned praise for the work he has done with limited resources at Kilmarnock.

Jordan, assistant at Portsmouth, has helped his unfashionable club to the higher end of the English Premiership.

Former Coventry boss McAllister has also been involved in the Scotland camp as a coach and has declared himself ready for a return to management after time out following the death of his wife.

Dundee United boss Levein told BBC Radio Scotland: "I would never rule myself out of anything as my experience at Leicester showed that things can change very quickly in football.

"When a job comes up, you have to look at it and decide whether it interests you.

"The Scotland job, for anyone Scottish, is a major job. It all depends on the timing."

Meanwhile, the SFA have also announced that they have come to a financial agreement with Rangers following Smith's move to Ibrox.

A settlement has now been ratified and the association say that the matter has now been closed.

[JRG]

Mcleish I've heard

[CharlieMansonsSquint]

Great.

He's ****ing clueless.

He'll still pick that jumped up little **** Barry Ferguson as captain.

[alunevans]

How come Craig Brown isn't in the mix. He was regarded as having done a very good job last time. I was surprised that he's not being considered.

[ronan]

burns?

[lfc4ever]

burns?

Great coach, just not a manager.

[Maestro]

burns?

Get some cream mate - and lay off the curry.