i am hoping the tartan army can cometo...t say forgive me, but i hope they can come around and say mcleish is right, he is the man for the job. but he got off to an inauspicious start, losing a friendly to scotland's old adversary, costa rica. five defeats followed in the next seven, the low point being a defeat in israel. and then, of course, came the calamity in kazakhstan. i think the knives were out for him after that kazakhstan result, which was a disgraceful performance. i think he has been dealt a difficult hand in terms of friendlies that he had initially. he wasn't my first choice, second choice manager, but eventually he was given the job. but now the same people that have offered it have taken it away from him. there has to be accountability from the sfa. maybe it is time they were on two—year contracts and we will see how their performance is. the sfa president, alan mcrae, was pivotal to mcleish‘s appointment. now he and the board must decide on how to replace him. so that's the background to the deicsion that's

i am hoping the tartan army can come, i don't want to say forgive me, but i hope they can come aroundd in the next seven, the low point being a defeat in israel. and then of course, came the calamity in kazakhstan. i think the knives were out after that kazakhstan result, which was a disgraceful performance. i think he has been dealt a difficult hand in terms of friendlies that he had initially. he wasn't my first choice, second choice manager, but eventually he was given the job. but now the same people that have offered it have taken it away from him. there has to be accountability from the sfa. maybe it is time they were on two—year contracts and we will see how their performance is. the sfa president, alan mcrae, was pivotal to mcleish's appointment. now he and the board must decide on how to replace him. i'm trying to find the odds forjose mourinho to become the next scotland manager. i am onlyjoking, of course, but gordon strachan, believe it or not, the former manager he is the favourite to replace him. david moyes is also being considered. steve clarke also joins that list. so