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Levein leaves his post as Scotland manager
« on: November 5, 2012, 04:07:25 pm »
Craig Levein exits as Scotland coach following talks

By Chris McLaughlin
Senior Football Reporter, BBC Scotland

5 November 2012
Last updated at 16:04 GMT

Craig Levein will not be carrying on as Scotland coach, BBC Sport understands.

It follows a poor start to the World Cup campaign, with Scotland sitting bottom of Group A.

The seven-man Scottish Football Association board met at the end of last week to consider the 48-year-old Fifer's position.

And the decision comes the day before the international squad is due to be announced for next month's friendly in Luxembourg.

The SFA board had come in for widespread criticism for deliberating over the weekend about the future of the former Hearts, Leicester City, Hearts and Dundee United manager.

His contract was due to run until summer 2014, with reports claiming that sacking Levein now could cost the SFA up to £700,000.

Levein, who took over in December 2009, had already been under pressure after Scotland drew their opening Hampden qualifiers against Serbia and Macedonia.

Defeats by Wales and Belgium led to a widespread expectation that he would be removed from his post.

Scotland have only won three of their 12 competitive matches with the former international defender in charge.

However, Levein had vowed not to resign, while captain Darren Ferguson and other members of the Scotland squad have gone public with their desire for the coach to remain in post.

Levein tried to convince SFA chief executive Stewart Regan and president Campbell Ogilivie that he should remain in post during a meeting early last week.

Scotland have gathered two points from four matches in their World Cup group, with qualification already looking well beyond them.

The Scots travel face Luxembourg for their friendly on 14 November but do not have another qualifier until hosting Wales on 22 March.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20205303
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Re: Levein leaves his post as Scotland manager
« Reply #1 on: November 5, 2012, 04:09:50 pm »
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Re: Levein leaves his post as Scotland manager
« Reply #2 on: November 5, 2012, 04:15:15 pm »
Steve Kean next then.
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Re: Levein leaves his post as Scotland manager
« Reply #3 on: November 5, 2012, 04:17:34 pm »
No wonder they're struggling if Darren Ferguson is captain.
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Re: Levein leaves his post as Scotland manager
« Reply #4 on: November 5, 2012, 04:17:50 pm »
I wonder if Kenny would be interested?

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Re: Levein leaves his post as Scotland manager
« Reply #5 on: November 5, 2012, 04:18:31 pm »
I wonder if Kenny would be interested?

already said he isn't hasn't he?

they'll probably go for strachan

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Re: Levein leaves his post as Scotland manager
« Reply #6 on: November 5, 2012, 04:34:55 pm »
Delighted at this.  Levein was simply out of his depth.  We don't expect to do much because simply put we don't have the quality but as TA member and not missed a home game for about 12years or so i can genuinly say that i've never witnessed a boss be disliked so much by the support ever. 

For those of you who don't follow the scotland team Levein's closest comparison in the fans eyes would probably be Hodgson when he was our manager here.  That says it all.  Had to go.  Don't think anyone's ever gotten over him playing a 460 formation away in prague.

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Re: Levein leaves his post as Scotland manager
« Reply #7 on: November 5, 2012, 04:40:30 pm »
Wasn't very good. They need someone more imaginative as Scotland manager.
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Re: Levein leaves his post as Scotland manager
« Reply #8 on: November 5, 2012, 04:40:33 pm »
Levein was a visionary, sad to see him go. He played the false 9 before it was cool

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Re: Levein leaves his post as Scotland manager
« Reply #9 on: November 5, 2012, 04:42:09 pm »
Levein was a visionary, sad to see him go. He played the false 9 before it was cool

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Re: Levein leaves his post as Scotland manager
« Reply #10 on: November 5, 2012, 05:33:16 pm »
they should get Kenny in. He'd lift Hampden and lift them players the moment he met them.

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Re: Levein leaves his post as Scotland manager
« Reply #11 on: November 5, 2012, 06:06:37 pm »
Mcleish to go crawling back maybe?
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Re: Levein leaves his post as Scotland manager
« Reply #12 on: November 5, 2012, 06:11:50 pm »
Obvious suspects are Gordon Strachan, Alex McLeish, Walter Smith.

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Re: Levein leaves his post as Scotland manager
« Reply #13 on: November 6, 2012, 04:16:36 pm »
I was playing Footy Manager 13 last night when I was offered the Scotland job. I knew they had a poor squad so I declined. I then put the phone down and got back to playing Footy Manager.

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Re: Levein leaves his post as Scotland manager
« Reply #14 on: November 6, 2012, 04:43:31 pm »
I was playing Footy Manager 13 last night when I was offered the Scotland job. I knew they had a poor squad so I declined. I then put the phone down and got back to playing Footy Manager.
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Re: Levein leaves his post as Scotland manager
« Reply #15 on: November 6, 2012, 05:37:37 pm »
I don't know why Kenny wouldn't be interested. I suppose it's a bit of a hiding to nothing job though.

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Re: Levein leaves his post as Scotland manager
« Reply #16 on: November 6, 2012, 05:40:46 pm »
Kenny Miller must be gutted.

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Re: Levein leaves his post as Scotland manager
« Reply #17 on: November 6, 2012, 06:09:43 pm »
Question for Scotland fans, what do they expect with their current players? Since France 98, I don't think they've qualified for a tournament and bar McLeish's reign, have even been close I don't think. Is it fair to say this generation isn't the greatest and if that's the case, you'd be looking for something to get behind and if that's the case, then Kenny might be an option.

He definitely wants to play attacking football and he's an easy manager to support because of his personality - out of all the options available, he might be one of the best?
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Re: Levein leaves his post as Scotland manager
« Reply #18 on: November 6, 2012, 06:36:28 pm »
I was playing Footy Manager 13 last night when I was offered the Scotland job. I knew they had a poor squad so I declined. I then put the phone down and got back to playing Footy Manager.

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Re: Levein leaves his post as Scotland manager
« Reply #19 on: November 7, 2012, 12:46:46 am »
I don't think Kenny would be all that popular to be honest. Everyone rates him as a player, but most folk I know don't seem to actually like him.

It'll be Strachan. He's said tonight it'd be an 'honour'. Don't think he's suited for it personally, relationship with the media isn't great and he's a bit (!) of a prickly fella.

Should probably be Walter Smith. Did a good job at the helm last time, organises the team effectively and just makes them hard to beat. Laid the foundations for McLeish to do so well.

Would like to see Gary McAllister and/or Joe Jordan involved in some capacity.

Actually wouldn't mind going foreign. Berti Vogts didn't work, but one failed foreigner shouldn't write all of them off.

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Re: Levein leaves his post as Scotland manager
« Reply #20 on: November 7, 2012, 02:03:04 am »
I don't think Kenny would be all that popular to be honest. Everyone rates him as a player, but most folk I know don't seem to actually like him.

It'll be Strachan. He's said tonight it'd be an 'honour'. Don't think he's suited for it personally, relationship with the media isn't great and he's a bit (!) of a prickly fella.

Should probably be Walter Smith. Did a good job at the helm last time, organises the team effectively and just makes them hard to beat. Laid the foundations for McLeish to do so well.

Would like to see Gary McAllister and/or Joe Jordan involved in some capacity.

Actually wouldn't mind going foreign. Berti Vogts didn't work, but one failed foreigner shouldn't write all of them off.
There is a bit of a dour, moaning faced rep that goes about.  Personally I think he clearly has more to him than that but it doesn't come across much in the media.  Seemed to be a good laugh in his recent talksport interview.

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Re: Levein leaves his post as Scotland manager
« Reply #21 on: January 15, 2013, 12:15:48 pm »
Gordon Strachan appointed as new Scotland manager.
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Re: Levein leaves his post as Scotland manager
« Reply #22 on: January 15, 2013, 12:26:27 pm »
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