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| Scotland narrow hunt for manager | Scotland narrow hunt for manager |
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| The Scottish FA has drawn up a list of prospective candidates to succeed Walter Smith as Scotland manager. | The Scottish FA has drawn up a list of prospective candidates to succeed Walter Smith as Scotland manager. |
| Chief executive David Taylor declined to reveal any names but did tell BBC Sport that it was "a short list". | Chief executive David Taylor declined to reveal any names but did tell BBC Sport that it was "a short list". |
| Taylor, who will head a four-man board of selectors, also said that their targets would be approached "in the next week or so". | Taylor, who will head a four-man board of selectors, also said that their targets would be approached "in the next week or so". |
| Alex McLeish and Tommy Burns are among the favourites to land the post, following Smith's return to Rangers. | Alex McLeish and Tommy Burns are among the favourites to land the post, following Smith's return to Rangers. |
| Burns, who was assistant to both Smith and predecessor Berti Vogts, has not been drawn on the matter. | Burns, who was assistant to both Smith and predecessor Berti Vogts, has not been drawn on the matter. |
| But former Rangers boss McLeish and Dundee United manager Craig Levein have refused to rule themselves out of the running. | But former Rangers boss McLeish and Dundee United manager Craig Levein have refused to rule themselves out of the running. |
| Asked by BBC Sport if they would like the national manager's job, McLeish and Levein replied in near identical terms. | Asked by BBC Sport if they would like the national manager's job, McLeish and Levein replied in near identical terms. |
| "In football you can never say never to anything. I wouldn't rule myself out." | "In football you can never say never to anything. I wouldn't rule myself out." |
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| Levein, who has also been in charge of Hearts and Leicester, insisted that he had not been approached about the job. | Levein, who has also been in charge of Hearts and Leicester, insisted that he had not been approached about the job. |
| But he 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. | But he 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. | "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." | "The Scotland job, for anyone Scottish, is a major job. It all depends on the timing." |
| Jim Jefferies, Gary McAllister and Joe Jordan are other names that have been linked with Scotland. | Jim Jefferies, Gary McAllister and Joe Jordan are other names that have been linked with Scotland. |
| But, like 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. | But, like 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. | 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. | Jordan, assistant at Portsmouth, has helped his unfashionable club to the higher end of the English Premiership. |
| I can say, hand on heart, I haven't been approached Alex McLeish | I can say, hand on heart, I haven't been approached Alex McLeish |
| Burns has already managed to combine being Celtic youth coach with the Scotland assistant's job and is seen as the continuity candidate. | Burns has already managed to combine being Celtic youth coach with the Scotland assistant's job and is seen as the continuity candidate. |
| Former Coventry boss McAllister has also been involved in the Scotland camp as a coach and last week declared himself ready for a return to management after time out following the death of his wife. | Former Coventry boss McAllister has also been involved in the Scotland camp as a coach and last week declared himself ready for a return to management after time out following the death of his wife. |
| McLeish, out of a job since leaving Rangers in the summer, told BBC Radio Five Live: "They have said their target is to appoint another Scottish manager. | McLeish, out of a job since leaving Rangers in the summer, 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. | "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. | "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. | "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." | "Who knows? I can't be too choosy. Or maybe there is a possibility of going abroad." |
| Meanwhile, the SFA have also announced that they have come to a financial agreement with Rangers following Smith's move to Ibrox. | 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. | A settlement has now been ratified and the association say that the matter has now been closed. |