GORDON Strachan is to be named as the new Scotland manager by the SFA.
GORDON Strachan is to be named as the new Scotland manager by the SFA.
Two-month wait for Craig Levein's successor comes to an end with appointment of Strachan. Picture: SNS
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Michael Grant
He will take charge this week and be in the dug-out for next month's friendly against Estonia before taking the national side through the remaining six World Cup qualifying ties.
Qualification already looks a lost cause – Scotland are bottom of Group A and eight points off the pace after only four games – but the 55-year-old will then start afresh when the Euro 2016 campaign begins next autumn.
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