Printer-friendly pageTuesday, January 22, 2008
It is believed that George Burley is to be offered the post of Scotland manager.
A Scottish Football Association spokesman would only confirm that its interview panel had decided on a preferred candidate and that it’s board will be asked to ratify the decision on Wednesday.
The 51-year-old Burley became the odds-on favourite with bookmakers on Tuesday as news began to emerge that he was the preferred candidate.
Yet Burley had long been considered the outsider of the four men on the SFA's shortlist, which included Tommy Burns, Mark McGhee and Graeme Souness.
Burley was interviewed last week, along with former Liverpool and Rangers manager Souness and Motherwell boss McGhee, after Saints reluctantly agreed to the SFA's request to speak to their manager.
Chairman Leon Crouch told the BBC that there will be no comment from the club until they hear from the SFA or Burley himself.
Burley has remained guarded about his intentions, stressing he is happy in his role on the south coast.
