Former Hibs manager John Collins and former Aberdeen boss Jimmy Calderwood have both declared their interest in the Scotland managers job. Scotland are looking for a new boss after George Burley was fired on Monday.
Collins has been out of the game since leaving Belgian side Charleroi after a short spell in charge. Collins revealed: “I’d be interested in managing the national team. But it’s not for me to put my name forward, it’s for the SFA to draw up their list. But let’s make no mistake about it, it’s a very tough job. No-one is going to come in with a magic wand and turn us into a fantastic football team.
“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.”
Calderwood also admitted his interest by saying: “Any Scotsman would be interested and I’m no different,”
“We are all Scottish supporters and the job would be the proudest one you could ever take on. I will not put my name forward but, if the SFA wanted to talk to me about the job, of course I would be interested. Who wouldn’t?
“I spoke to Walter Smith about the job in the past and he told me it was a wonderful job, but one where he missed the day-to-day involvement with the players. Building a rapport with the players in the squad is the key to getting the best out of them and I think I’ve done not too badly on that front.”
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