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Page last updated at 16:04 GMT, Tuesday, 17 November 2009 John Collins and Jimmy Calderwood are both interested in succeeding George Burley as manager of Scotland. "Any Scottish manager would see it as a wonderful challenge," former Aberdeen and Dunfermline boss Calderwood told BBC Radio Scotland. A star midfielder for Scotland in his day, Collins said: "I'd be interested in managing the national team. But it's not for me to put my name forward. "But let's make no mistake about it, it's a very tough job." The 41-year-old played for his country at the 1998 World Cup and has been out of management since leaving Belgian side Charleroi at the end of last season. Having watched the current squad deliver a run of poor results under Burley, the former Hibernian boss believes there will be no quick fixes under the next incumbent. "As Graeme Souness said the other day, no-one is going to come in with a magic wand and turn us into a fantastic football team," said Collins, who won 58 caps. "There is a lot of work to be done and it will be one stage at a time. "The role of any manager in the world is to take a group of players and make them better, make them perform at their peak. "It's not always an easy thing to do but the objective is to make them better individually and collectively, make them harder to score against, more creative when they've got the ball." With only 14 months in charge at Easter Road and half a season in the top flight in Belgium, Collins may lack the experience to land the job. However, someone at the other end of the spectrum in that respect is Craig Brown, 69, who was in charge of the national team for eight years. Asked on Radio Scotland if he would be interested in returning to the role, Brown said: "I would certainly never let my country down, even if in the short term there was a requirement. "But I don't want to appear as if I am touting for a job." Calderwood left Aberdeen at the end of last season, having served the Pittodrie club for five years. And when quizzed about his interest in the vacancy, the 54-year-old replied: "I think any true Scotsman would be. "I know a lot of people say it's a poisoned chalice but I think it would be a wonderful honour. "I think the players have shown in certain games that they can perform and we have a reasonable set of players." Kilmarnock manager Jim Jefferies said he is flattered to be linked with the job but would not be drawn on whether he wants the role. However, he did offer his thought on the post, telling BBC Scotland: "Everybody talks about it being a poisoned chalice. I don't go along with that. "You've got to be a leader, to have that presence that commands respect. You've got to get the best out of the players. I think in that squad there are players who are capable of getting you a goal." Rangers manager Smith was quizzed about a possible return to international duty in September, following Scotland's failure to reach the World Cup play-off places. MY SPORT: DEBATE Would Jim Jefferies make a good international manager? Having left Scotland for a second stint at Ibrox in January 2007, Smith said that he could not see himself going back to the national team although his future at Rangers remains unclear, with his contract due to expire in January. Craig Levein has been installed as the favourite by several bookmakers and the Dundee United boss is thought to be open to an approach from the Scottish Football Association, an organisation he has clashed with several times. Souness, who lost out to Burley in the interview process last time, has already told BBC Scotland he has no interest in returning to any job in football management. Meanwhile, Burnley manager Owen Coyle has ruled himself out of consideration for the post. "I'm the Burnley manager and I'm loving everything I'm doing at the football club," he said before offering Scottish football fans some words of hope. "You want someone who can deliver success. There's no reason, with the young group of players that is coming through and the right man in charge to add that magic ingredient, why Scotland can't go on to qualify for major championships," added Coyle. Add Comment Live football scores from scorez. Join us this weekend when the premiership gets back underway following last weeks international break. You can watch all the premiership scores live right here at scorez.co.uk as they happen. Our live football scores and results are free and include not just English league games but every game from every league around the world including all international and worlds cup fixtures as well. Some of the premiership highlights for Saturday 21st November 2009 include Manchester united at home to Everton with Everton looking to build on their 2-1 win over west ham on their last outing as they seek to build some momentum to what has been a slow start to their premiership season but they will have their work cut out playing at old Trafford against a determined Manchester united as they seek to close the gap on Chelsea after loosing to the league leers in their last outing and dropping valuable points in the process, Manchester united will be looking for full points on Saturday and Everton will need to be on form if they are take anything away from old Trafford. Liverpool entertain big spenders Manchester city at home and with two draws and one loss in their last three outings (league and cup) Liverpool will looking to prove a point in front of the home fans and get their season moving in the right direction again with a much need victory while man city, currently siting one place above Liverpool in the league at sixth will be looking to put some distance between them and their rivals with a win that would leave them 4 points clear of the Merseyside outfit with one game in hand. Here is a full list of this weekends upcoming fixtures, keep up to date on all the games with live football scores as they happen right here at scorez; Saturday, 21 November 2009 Birmingham v Fulham, 15:00 Burnley v Aston Villa, 15:00 Chelsea v Wolverhampton, 15:00 Hull v West Ham, 15:00 Liverpool v Man City, 12:45 Man Utd v Everton, 17:30 Sunderland v Arsenal, 15:00 Sunday, 22 November 2009 Bolton v Blackburn, 13:30 Stoke v Portsmouth, 16:00 Tottenham v Wigan, 15:00 | AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesAugust 2011 Categories |
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