The Guardian (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009
• 'I don't see myself going back there,' says Rangers manager • Doubts over Ibrox future persist with contract set to expire Walter Smith has restated that he does not want to become Scotland's manager for a second time. "I have got nothing further to say about it," he said today. "That's it finished with as far as I am concerned. I was genuine with what I said the last time,...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 12/03/2009
• SFA unlikely to look beyond favourites • Smith ruled himself of a return to national team Ewan Murray The Scottish Football Association board will approach Walter Smith regarding the vacant international manager's position, despite his public assertions that he does not wish to be considered as the replacement for George Burley. At a four-hour meeting of the SFA at Hampden Park yesterdaytoday,...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/29/2009
Rangers' 2-0 defeat to Stuttgart last Tuesday was put down, in part, to the rare change of tactical system introduced by the manager Walter Smith. Aberdeen's victory over Smith's men on Saturday accentuated the theory that both halves of the Old Firm are creeping back towards the rest of the Scottish Premier League. The Rangers captain David Weir, though, has insisted the mental approach of he and...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/28/2009
• Aberdeen 1-0 Rangers • Hibernian 2-0 Falkirk • Motherwell 2-2 Dundee United • Kilmarnock 1-2 Hearts • St Johnstone 1-1 Hamilton Walter Smith rued his side's lack of creativity as Rangers were beaten 1-0 by 10-man Aberdeen at Pittodrie. The result means Hibs are now level on points with the Ibrox club in second place in the Scottish Premier League after their 2-0 victory...
FreeBetting (Free subscription) | 11/28/2009
Aberdeen recorded the sixth draw this season as they earned one point after coming from behind against Motherwell and we are sure the hosts wouldn’t mind to share spoils with Gers as well. Rangers defeated Kilmarnock with relative ease but they were then eliminated from Europe after losing the third Champions League game at Ibrox. Aberdeen need to improve Aberdeen’s season so far cannot...
ESPN (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
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...
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