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| Scotland and Rangers have reached agreement on compensation for Walter Smith's move to Ibrox as manager. | Scotland and Rangers have reached agreement on compensation for Walter Smith's move to Ibrox as manager. |
| The Scottish Football Association had threatened to sue Smith and the Glasgow club after rejecting an initial offer from Rangers chairman Sir David Murray. | The Scottish Football Association had threatened to sue Smith and the Glasgow club after rejecting an initial offer from Rangers chairman Sir David Murray. |
| But Rangers say a figure has been agreed - believed to be £400,000 - and that it will be ratified by the SFA at a board meeting on Monday. | |
| The SFA insist: "There will be no statement until after that meeting." | |
| The failure to reach an agreement led to Smith criticising the SFA for not recognising his success as coach of the Scotland team. | The failure to reach an agreement led to Smith criticising the SFA for not recognising his success as coach of the Scotland team. |
| SFA chief executive David Taylor had considered Smith's move to Rangers as a breach of contract as he had 18 months of his deal still to run. | SFA chief executive David Taylor had considered Smith's move to Rangers as a breach of contract as he had 18 months of his deal still to run. |
| But Murray complained that the SFA demands had been unrealistic while stressing that he wanted to avoid a dispute with the parent body. | But Murray complained that the SFA demands had been unrealistic while stressing that he wanted to avoid a dispute with the parent body. |
| Smith had offered to split his time between the national team and Ibrox until the end of the season, but said: "The SFA said to me it was one that they would not think about. | Smith had offered to split his time between the national team and Ibrox until the end of the season, but said: "The SFA said to me it was one that they would not think about. |
| "I said I was prepared to whatever to make the change as smooth as possible, but that wasn't something they wanted to do." | "I said I was prepared to whatever to make the change as smooth as possible, but that wasn't something they wanted to do." |
| Smith added that he hoped the Tartan Army would respect the job he'd done improving Scotland but denied leaving the national side in the lurch. | Smith added that he hoped the Tartan Army would respect the job he'd done improving Scotland but denied leaving the national side in the lurch. |
| "If you're saying that there's only one person who can manage the team and that's me then you've got a problem," he said. | "If you're saying that there's only one person who can manage the team and that's me then you've got a problem," he said. |
| "But I think there are other people who can do the job, so I don't think you can say it's a bad day for the national team." | "But I think there are other people who can do the job, so I don't think you can say it's a bad day for the national team." |