Clarke confirmed as Scotland manager

[afc1903mad]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48303984

Steve Clarke says he wants to emulate the success of the Scotland women's team after being named the country's new head coach.

The 55-year-old replaces Alex McLeish on a three-year deal after leaving Kilmarnock a day on from guiding them to third in the Scottish Premiership.

Scotland sit fifth in their Euro 2020 qualifying group after two games while Shelley Kerr's side are set for next month's Women's World Cup.

"It is an honour," he said.

"I firmly believe we have a talented group of players who can achieve success on the international stage. I look forward to working with them and helping them to fulfil those ambitions.

"I appreciate the Scotland supporters have waited a long time for the national team to qualify for a major tournament. Now we have a Women's World Cup to look forward to in France this summer and it's my motivation to emulate the success of Shelley Kerr and her squad by leading us to EURO 2020.

"I believe we can qualify and look forward to that journey with the players and the fans, starting against Cyprus and Belgium next month."

[Aldo1983]

Who's the co-manager?

[mondo_notion]

Who's the co-manager?

JJ hasn't let the rest of us know yet.

[redscot]

JJ hasn't let the rest of us know yet.

[Jackjarvis]

JJ hasn't let the rest of us know yet.

Nah, my bet on Fletcher/Maloney was deemed f ucked a while back.......best wishes to the loon though, hope he does well, only a cheeky wee score donated to the bookies.

SF

[Aldo1983]

Nah, my bet on Fletcher/Maloney was deemed f ucked a while back.......best wishes to the loon though, hope he does well, only a cheeky wee score donated to the bookies.

SF

Good job you kept that insider knowledge to yourself ya wee tease. I would have stuck a dead monkey on that.

[Feck_the_Huns]

Terrific appointment. No brainer. Even the SFA couldn't fcuk this one up, based on the limited size of Killie, and the reasonably low wage he was on there.

However, had this vacancy come up in Aug 2017, (ie pre Killie) would anyone had put up their hands asking for Clarke to get the job, despite the success he'd enjoyed as number 2 at Chelsea, West Ham and Liverpool, and head coach in his own right at WBA and Reading? I'm talking the Wegia, the SFA, and us fans here? Very very few, I'll wager.

If he'd been unemployed when Craig Brown vacated the hotseat at Pittodrie in March 2013, would any AFC fans have been putting his name forward? Be honest guys. I certainly wouldn't have.

Kind of shows you the multitude of mangers/coaches/assistant managers out there who could all do a decent job both internationally or domestically, given decent foresight by chairmen.

If you get my drift........

[57vintage]

Who's the co-manager?

Sheep1903, possibly.

He told me on Friday that following his redundancy at the arse end of 2018, he's now the assistant gaffer at a Co-op in a NE town (not in Aberdeenshire).

That's a co-manager in the same way as this is the trigonometrical co-sine, right?

[Pacman1903]

Bloody extortionate for cat food those whoors

[Aldo1983]

Sheep1903, possibly.

He told me on Friday that following his redundancy at the arse end of 2018, he's now the assistant gaffer at a Co-op in a NE town (not in Aberdeenshire).

That's a co-manager in the same way as this is the trigonometrical co-sine, right?

That would be co-assistant-manager shirely?