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| Scotland look to appoint McLeish | Scotland look to appoint McLeish |
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| Alex McLeish is the man the Scottish Football Association wants to succeed Walter Smith, BBC Scotland understands. | 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. | 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". | 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. | 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. | 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. | "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." |
| MY SPORT: DEBATE Burley or Sturrock would be good appointments WD MY SPORT: Have your say | MY SPORT: DEBATE Burley or Sturrock would be good appointments WD MY SPORT: Have your say |
| 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. | 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. | 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. |
| 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. | "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." |
| 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. |