Graham not interested in Scotland job

George Graham today became the latest manager to rule himself out of the running for the Scotland job.

George Graham today became the latest manager to rule himself out of the running for the Scotland job.

The Scottish Football Association (SFA) are looking for a new manager following the resignation of Craig Brown on Saturday.

Several candidates have already ruled themselves out, and Graham, who was favourite to succeed Brown, is the latest manager to say he is not interested.

The Scotsman's agent issued a statement thta read: "George wishes to be ruled out of contention for the national manager's job with Scotland because he intends to continue in club management".

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Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson, Liverpool legend Kenny Dalglish, former Celtic boss Wim Jansen and Hibernian manager Alex McLeish have already said they are not available.

Scotland failed to qualify for the 2002 World Cup finals despite their 2-1 win over Latvia on Saturday.

Croatia's win over Belgium on the same day meant that the Croats finished top with the Belgians clinching the play-off spot ahead of Scotland.

AFP