Former Derby boss out of the running for Scotland job

0 Comments | AFP, January, 2008

GLASGOW (AFP) — Former Preston and Derby boss Billy Davies has ruled himself out of the running to be Scotland's new coach.

Davies was on a Scottish Football Association's (SFA) shortlist of five for the job along with Motherwell manager Mark McGhee, Southampton boss George Burley, Grame Souness and Tommy Burns of Celtic.

But Davies told the Scottish Daily Express that he would not remain a candidate to replkace Alex McLeish who resigned in late November to take over at English Premier League side Birmingham City.

"My representative got a call from the SFA to say I was on the short-list, and then he took another call to say they wanted to speak to me about the job," Davies said.

"We were informed they wanted to get me involved in the process, and it...