Northern Ireland manager turns down Scotland job

Northern Ireland manager turns down Scotland job

The 48-year-old had been the Scottish Football Association's Dontari Poe Womens Jersey preferred candidate http://www.ramsofficialsonline.com/Rob_Havenstein_Jersey_Cheap for the role.Former Brechin City and Shamrock Rovers boss O'Neill said he had "given the matter a great deal of thought".

"It's a huge honour to be offered the position, however I do not feel that this is the right opportunity for me at this moment in my career," he added.
"I would like to place on record my gratitude to the SFA for the very professional manner in which they conducted negotiations and I would also like to wish them every success for the future."SFA chief executive Stewart Regan said: "The process of identifying and recruiting a new Scotland national coach remains ongoing."
Regan said O'Neill was identified by the sub-committee appointed to oversee the recruitment process as an "obvious candidate for consideration"
He added: "We requested permission to speak to Michael from the Irish Football Association, which was accepted. Michael and his advisers met our delegation in Edinburgh on Thursday and discussed all aspects of http://www.packersofficialfootballshop.com/Super-Bowl-Jason-Spriggs-Jersey the role during a Authentic Luis Tiant Jersey three-hour meeting.
"While this was a positive and cordial http://www.officialsramsprostore.com/John_Sullivan_Jersey_Cheap discussion, we respect Michael's decision to remain loyal to Northern Ireland, with whom he has enjoyed great success.
"We continue our recruitment process from the candidate list established by the selection committee, Jaylon Smith Youth jersey with a view to giving the new national coach ample time to prepare the squad for the Uefa Nations League."
Having led Northern Ireland to the last 16 at Euro 2016 and the World Cup play-offs, O'Neill has been offered an extended contract. He is contracted until 2020 and the proposed new deal would run until 2024.
Talks are advanced on the proposed new contract and are expected to be concluded in the coming days.The Northern Irishman has had a long association with Scottish football after playing spells at Dundee United, Hibernian, Aberdeen and St Johnstone.
Strachan had a near five-year spell in charge of Scotland but could not lead the national team to their first major finals since the 1998 World Cup.Craig Brown was in charge of that campaign, and Berti Vogts, Walter Smith, Alex McLeish, George Burley and Craig Levein held the post before Strachan.
McLeish said in December that becoming Scotland manager for the second time "would suit me very nicely".

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