McCleish resigns and is set for Birmingham

[The Erectile Banana]

I assume he means qualification for a major tournament.

I think with their current team they should qualify for the world cup and actually get out of the group stages for once.

Which would be an historical achievement for Scottish football.

Better than scratching around the lower reaches of the premiership.

[Neil Young]

I think with their current team they should qualify for the world cup and actually get out of the group stages for once.

Which would be an historical achievement for Scottish football.

Better than scratching around the lower reaches of the premiership.

Ah, cheers.

Interesting take on the word "special" but it's all relative I suppose.

[dww]

Your point is certainly a valid one, and club football is probably bigger than international football at the moment, but the current Scotland team could go on to achieve something special. I wouldn't swap that to manage a mediocre Premiership side that will only offer me a relegation battle.

Obviously your point about day to day involvement is an important one and may have weighed on McLeish's mind but he has blown a big opportunity IMO as Scotland have a great chance of qualifying for the next world cup with their current squad.

In terms of legacy would you rather be the manager who led Scotland to the 2010 World Cup or the manager who got Birmingham relegated. Plus if (and it's a big if I know) he hung on in the Scottish job for another couple of years and got them to the world cup he'd have a much better calibre of club after him than Birmingham.

I think that in some ways either job represents a bigger risk than opportunity for him at the minute. Scotland have the potential to do very well but as with all smaller nations a few injuries to key players or other bits of misfortune and you fail to qualify again and all the promise goes (for example look at how crap England have been of late). Whereas as you say there is every chance Brum will go down. Although if you are a half decent manager I think you would back yourself to survive this year with Derby all but down and a lot of teams in the same position points and squad wise near the bottom of the table.

Personally I think the braver decision would have been to opt for the biggest possible potential glory with Scotland. I just see that a day to day club job would be an attractive option too.

[The Erectile Banana]

Ah, cheers.

Interesting take on the word "special" but it's all relative I suppose.

Well, it'd be special by their standards, given they have never gotten out of the group stages of a major tournament.

I was hardly suggesting they were going to go and win the thing.

[Neil Young]

Well, it'd be special by their standards, given they have never gotten out of the group stages of a major tournament.

I was hardly suggesting they were going to go and win the thing.

I did wonder...

[The Erectile Banana]

I did wonder...

Nah, I've been off the mind altering substances for a while now.

[thesilverfoxlfc]

Another example of International Football becoming a distant 2nd to club management

[-V-]

Cant believe the ****. Risky move. He was doing so well........ He will regret this

[thesilverfoxlfc]

Cant believe the ****. Risky move. He was doing so well........ He will regret this

1.4 million reasons not to at this stage

[CharlieMansonsSquint]

Stupid cunt

Seconded.

Turncoat motherucker.

WTF is he playing at?

Birmingham City?

****in rubbish job. A nothing club.

[CharlieMansonsSquint]

I think with their current team they should qualify for the world cup and actually get out of the group stages for once.

Which would be an historical achievement for Scottish football.

Better than scratching around the lower reaches of the premiership.

Exactly.

What's 3 more years?

And if he did manage the unthinkable, and got us qualified, he'd certainly get a better club than bloody nothing Brum offering him a gig.

Hope they get ****ing relegated.

[-V-]

Exactly, look at our group for the qualifiers. We done brilliant recently. This group is nothing special. We could take norway and holland are nothing special. I mean ffs they struggled against luxemburg

Why leave a job your doing well, get paid well for and doesnt require daily work? Complete ****. Birmingham city. ffs. To think i sent a bottle of wine to his table for him and his wife. I want me money back. ****in idiot

They better get the right replacement. Gary Mac would be ideal

[spud_gun]

They better get the right replacement. Gary Mac would be ideal

Not enough management experience.

Jim Jeffries is being mentioned quite a lot. He'd be a decent appointment.

[Shaggy]

No-one fancy Billy Davies?

[Dan]

No-one fancy Billy Davies?

I'd prefare Gary Mac