Scotland are searching for a new manager after Gordon Strachan left his position yesterday.
Strachan’s four-year reign in charge of the national team came to an end in the wake of their failure to qualify for the 2018 World Cup.
Here, SportTimes looks at six possible candidates to replace him:
DAVID MOYES
The former Everton and Manchester United boss is still highly thought of in his homeland, despite a downturn in fortunes since his ill-fated Old Trafford stint. Sacked by Real Sociedad after just 12 months and only lasted a season at Sunderland before resigning after relegation from the Premier League.
ALEX McLEISH
His first stint with the national team saw him take charge of just 10 games, but it produced seven wins, including the triumph over France in Paris in 2007. Went on to win the League Cup with Birmingham, but subsequent spells in charge at Aston Villa, Nottingham Forest and Belgian outfit Genk were not so frutiful
MICHAEL O’NEILL
Has performed wonders in charge of his native Northern Ireland, leading them to the last 16 at Euro 2016 and now to the play-offs for a place in Russia. The former Dundee United and Hibernian winger still lives in Edinburgh, so his familiarity with the Scottish football landscape whould make any potential switch a smooth one.
PAUL LAMBERT
A hot ticket in England after successful spells in charge at Wycombe, Colchester and Norwich, but his move to Aston Villa in the summer of 2012 flopped and he lasted was sacked in February 2015 with his side third bottom of the table. Short spells with Blackburn and Wolves have failed to reignite his fortunes.
DEREK McINNES
The Aberdeen boss has been hailed for waking the sleeping Pittodrie giant since taking over four-and-a-half years ago. His 2014 League Cup triumph ended the Dons’ 19-year wait for a trophy. He may not have
the big-game management experience of some of his rivals, but his track record speaks for itself.
MALKY MACKAY
The former Watford, Cardiff and Wigan manager is already on the SFA payroll, having been appointed to the Hampden performance director post last December, so could take up the reins quickly. He landed his current post despite a hugely controversial exit from Cardiff, but his record with the Welsh outfit, who he led to promotion to the Premier League in 2013.
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