I've got to agree with Bill Leckie's article in today's Sun.
I think Gordon Strachan is the best candidate for the job.

Time for Berti to step aside and the SFA to give Gordy the thumbs-up.

Would that just be too good to be true though???

Clodd Anelka would make a better 'manager' than Vogts. Time to ditch the hopeless goose stepper.

Gordon is the right man for the job, think I might cancel the trip to Spain after watching last night, (nae chance)

Sure Strachan would be the right man for the job, but Berti deserves a shot at the qualifying.....if we dont make it to the world cup, time for a change.

I would give him til the Slovenia match if he can't win that then sack him.

I've said for a while now Strachan is the man. He'd have the respect of the players both in terms of his knowledge of the game and his passion for his country.

Italy are struggling at the moment. They fielded a weakened team the other night and lost 2-0 to Iceland. Lippi is talking of bringing back 38 yr old Costacurta if the situation requires it. do something now and we might have a chance.

If Berti's still in charge we won't even make it to the play-offs. He needs to go now. If Strachan were given the job today, I reckon by the Spain game he would be able to put out a team with everyone playing in their correct positions, but more importantly a team with a bit of heart and belief.

couldn't agree more with you Poker King, while were at it lets get rid of that p***k Tommy Burns as well, people are on about giving the job to Banhof, I totally disagree lets keep it Scottish. I hope the SFA sat back and realise what a fucking mess they've made to this wonderful country

Lets add David Taylor to this list of muppets that we need to get rid off. After all it's his fault we're in this mess. He gave Berti a contract worth £500,000 a year for the next 65 years or however long it is.

How about a petition to get strachan in if people reckon he's the man for the job.

I reckon berti needs time but he's had plenty already!

Would love to see strachan as scotland manager one day. He would really get them playing unlike berti who juts seems to moan about passion!!

Does anyone think that no matter who manages Scotland we will still be crap.

With another manager in charge we may still lose, but the manner of the loss will not be the same. If Strachan was in charge many players that under perform would not get anymore Scottish Caps. The Caldwell brothers are not International class at this stage in their careers.

Under Strachan he would not hide, he would take the blame and he would install belief in teh Scotland side that is sadly lacking.

Just for the record, Strachan said this afternoon that he wants the job!

Berti get to feck....

HTTT, I really hope the sfa were listening to the interview. It may not be a "come and gte me" but it certainly sounded something like that!!

Can pie man start a strachan for scotland forum for people to sign? Even if it doesn't make a difference its better than sitting on our hands.

I've lost faith in the current regime at east fife and I'm afraid if it goes the same way with scotland I may never enjoy a football match again for a long time!!!

strachan for the arbroath job!

its not about the manager in my view, its about the players. could anyone be successful as scotland manager with the crop of shite he has to work with? i doubt it.

this has come to a forefront after the hungary match, which i find strange. scotland got beat 3-0, fair enough, but 2 of those goals were freaks- one an absolute blinder and one a bizarre own goal.

give him a chance to qualify and by that time some good youngaters may have come through- football in scotland needs to change a grass roots level, not at the levl of national manager

And the way this has to be done is to give youngsters a chance, not like Olaf said on another thread by buying in cheap imports just to be politically correct



Then we may have some players who are used to playing at the top level instead of having to play in the english 3rd division, and we will improve that way.

You have to give people a chance, what if Strachan comes in and we take 3 steps back, just at a qualifying stage, fair enough if berti blows his chance half way through, he can go then, giving strachan time to get a team going his way before euro 2008 champs.

I think what we heard from Strachan on Saturday was as close to a 'come and get me' as we're like to get. The problem with Strachan is that he won't take any pish from the SFA and they know this. I think they could be afraid of him.