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| Burns severs ties with Scotland | Burns severs ties with Scotland |
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| Tommy Burns has resigned from his position as Scotland assistant manager to concentrate on his first-team coaching role at Celtic. | Tommy Burns has resigned from his position as Scotland assistant manager to concentrate on his first-team coaching role at Celtic. |
| He had been considered a front-runner for the vacant national manager's job. | |
| "I have thoroughly enjoyed my time with the Scottish national squad and have made a lot of good friends in the process," Burns told Celtic's website. | "I have thoroughly enjoyed my time with the Scottish national squad and have made a lot of good friends in the process," Burns told Celtic's website. |
| "I would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone involved with Scotland every success for the future." | "I would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone involved with Scotland every success for the future." |
| MY SPORT DEBATE: Your reaction to Burns' departure | MY SPORT DEBATE: Your reaction to Burns' departure |
| Burns, who had assisted Beri Vogts and Walter Smith with Scotland, is also head of youth development at Celtic Park. | Burns, who had assisted Beri Vogts and Walter Smith with Scotland, is also head of youth development at Celtic Park. |
| The 50-year-old, who won eight caps as a player for Scotland, underwent treatment for skin cancer last year. Tommy has made a substantial contribution to the success of the Scotland team SFA chief executive David Taylor | |
| But he resumed his coaching duties with both Celtic and Scotland after a brief recovery period. | But he resumed his coaching duties with both Celtic and Scotland after a brief recovery period. |
| The Scottish Football Association has praised Tommy Burns for his work with the national team. | |
| Chief executive David Taylor told the SFA website: "Tommy has made a substantial contribution to the success of the Scotland team as assistant to Walter Smith and Berti Vogts over the past five years. | |
| "He is a popular and respected figure who offered encouragement and stability for the team at a difficult period, as well as an important coaching contribution. | |
| "I would like to thank Tommy for the hard work he has put into the Scotland team since he came on board in 2002. | |
| "Clearly, there was always going to be disruption and change to the national team in the wake of Walter Smith's departure and Tommy's decision is one aspect of that. | |
| "Our current priority is the recruitment of a new national team manager, but we are still at an early stage in the recruitment process." |