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Rangers manager Walter Smith is still waiting for an explanation from Madjid Bougherra for his late return from international duty.
Daily Mail online | Sport (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
Jim Jefferies endured a trial run for experiencing what being Scotland manager can be like as, one week on from George Burley’s sinking feeling in Cardiff, one of the candidates for the post watched his side concede three goals after just 35 minutes amid a complete defensive collapse.
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
Rangers are not well placed in the Champions League to boost the nation's flagging football fortunes With its leading lights on the brink of ejection from their respective European tournaments, and the national team rudderless and long since dumped from the World Cup, Scottish football will be as attractive to investors as an abandoned silver mine at the moment. It is not looking too appealing to...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
• Craig Levein the favourite to succeed George Burley • Walter Smith denies job is a poisoned chalice Walter Smith has confirmed he has no interest in replacing George Burley as the Scotland manager, but insisted the post should not be regarded as a poisoned chalice. Smith, who managed the Scots between 2004 and 2007, was installed as one of the favourites to do so again after Burley's dismissal...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
John Kennedy's retirement was another blow for a Scotland team short on talent and coherence Perhaps it was inevitable, but the confirmation a week ago that Celtic's John Kennedy had been forced to retire from professional football still struck an emotional chord with even the most hardened Scottish football fan. Kennedy's knee has never recovered from the brutal challenge of Romania's Ioan Ganea...
ESPN (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Rangers manager Walter Smith has ruled himself out of the running to become boss of Scotland for a second time.
BBC Sport (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Rangers manager Walter Smith says he has no interest in succeeding George Burley for a second spell in charge of Scotland.
The Scottish Football Blog (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Another international break and it all went a bit medieval. After being slain in a distant land we embarked on a spot of regicide. So it's bye, bye George and hello .... ? God save the king, whoever he might be.We don't know. Walter Smith and Mark McGhee have already said they don't want the job. Jim Jefferies won't talk about it, Craig Levein is hotly tipped but United are extending a half
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
• 'Smith has been there before and has other priorities now' • McCoist says new manager must make players believe again Ally McCoist has said that Walter Smith is yet to tell him that he has no interest in becoming Scotland's manager for a second time, but would be delighted if that was the 61-year-old's stance. McCoist, the assistant to Smith at Rangers, said: "He [Smith] has not made...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
• George Burley could have got more in the Championship • Chief executive says rift with Craig Levein will not rule him out The salary offered to Scotland's next international manager is likely to be increased amid fears that the post has become unattractive. George Burley, who was sacked on Monday, earned £300,000 a year, a wage that compares poorly with remuneration for managers...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
• Dundee United would demand £260,000 for Craig Levein • George Burley to receive £300,000 in severance pay The Scottish Football Association does not regard the payment of compensation as a prohibitive factor in hiring a new international manager, insiders have insisted. Walter Smith or Craig Levein, currently in charge of Rangers and Dundee United respectively, are thought...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
The potential penalties from football hooligans are too high for Rangers to pay and the ongoing problem needs to be dealt with It was half-time at Tannadice just under a fortnight ago when the match referee, Mike Tumilty, decided monsoon conditions meant it was time to halt Dundee United's match with Rangers. Three days before what has been dubbed the "Battle of Bucharest" the visiting supporters...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
• Scottish club face Uefa punishment over crowd trouble • Annual accounts also set to be published Rangers supporters are bracing themselves. The club tomorrow face their latest misconduct charge at Uefa and will confirm the latest extent of the financial troubles at Ibrox. Fighting between travelling fans and stewards as Rangers faced Unirea Urziceni in Romania last week has led to the...
ESPN (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Rangers boss Walter Smith admitted their Champions League hopes are now hanging by a thread after Unirea Urziceni's late equaliser in tonight's 1-1 draw.
The Scottish Football Blog (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
4-1, 4-1. Not only Walter Smith’s most likely formation for tonight but also the defeats Rangers have suffered in their last two European games. The perceived wisdom is that it’s a formation that works better away from home. As it’s the formation that will be in use against Unirea Urziceni you’ve really got to hope that’s the case.Do Rangers go into tonight’s game...
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