Gordon Strachan's failure to deliver Scotland a World Cup Berth has officially put a time frame on the Scot's stint as Scotland manager, the Scottish football association (SFA) on Thursday took a unanimous decision to not extend Strachan's contract and this implies that the Scottish National team will have a new manager before the end of the year.
Michael O'Neill and Derek McInnes are early favourites to replace Strachan. The 60 year old's inability to deliver the World Cup signaled the end of his tenure which began in 2013. Strachan has been in charge of three qualifying campaigns and the SFA had a key agreement that most countries would not give their manager a third qualifying campaign as was the case for Strachan.
The Guardian reports that Malky Mackay will be in charge of Scotland when they play a high profile friendly game in November but he (Mackay) is not a candidate to Succeed Strachan. Northern Ireland's Michael O'Neill qualified the Country for the Euros last year and has now led Northern Ireland to a play-off place and will be first choice for the SFA.
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O'Neill Is Close To Leading Northern Ireland To Their First World Cup In 31 Years
O'Neill who turned down Sunderland in the summer will surely be a target for many British clubs if he manages to get Northern Ireland to a second major tournament in two years, this will surely make the 46 year old a wanted commodity and here's where the David Moyes Factor comes in.
David Moyes
Moyes was listed as the early bookmakers' favourites to succeed Strachan and is thought to be keen on the prospect of managing his Country but the SFA is worried about the direction of Moyes' career since he left Everton.
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Moyes has had disappointing spells at Manchester United, Real Sociedad and Sunderland since leaving Everton in 2013
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