Who said Scottish Football cannot attract decent Managers?

[SteveJ 743]

http://www.bbc.co.uk...otball/28995560

Former Barcelona striker Patrick Kluivert and ex-Barca youth coach Sergio Lobera have emerged as candidates for the Ross County vacancy.

Kluivert, 38, was assistant to Louis van Gaal at the 2014 World Cup as the Netherlands finished third in Brazil.

He has yet to manage a club in his own right but did spend a year with FC Twente's reserves and had spells at AZ Alkmaar and as NEC Nijmegen assistant.

Lobera was most recently in charge of Spanish second-tier club Las Palmas.

The 37-year-old helped bring through European and former world champions Pedro and Sergio Busquets while at the Nou Camp. He also spent a short time as assistant manager to the late Tito Vilanova two years ago.

Kluivert helped Ajax to their famous 1995 Champions League triumph, scoring the winning goal against AC Milan in Vienna, and had a lengthy spell at Barca after a year at Milan.

He earned 79 caps for the Netherlands national team over a decade.

The Ross County board will begin considering candidates for Derek Adams's replacement next week and Adams was sacked by County on Thursday after a largely successful seven years in charge over two spells, with the club languishing at the bottom of the league with four straight opening defeats. His father George, who was director of football, also left the club.

Ross County chairman Roy MacGregor confirmed Kluivert had applied for the job.

"I cannot believe the quality of applicants," MacGregor told BBC Scotland.

"We have had a really good response. That response five years ago would never have happened and it wouldn't have happened two years ago.

"The credit for putting Ross County on the map is back to George and Derek and I'd like to thank them for that.

"The calibre of applicant has been really good."

Inverness Caledonian Thistle and Hibernian boss Terry Butcher has also been mentioned in connection with the job.

"I believe Terry [butcher] is under garden leave with Hibs," explained MacGregor.

"He certainly was a motivator [at Inverness], he did a wonderful job there. He has an affiliation with the Highlands.

"I think an affiliation with the Highlands is really important and that they understand what our area is about."

[the goal machine 7,801]

Decent managers? The only managerial experience between them is at a second division Spanish side. Before anyone replies about Ally's experience, aye I know.

[Bluepeter9 5,167]

Unproven managers!

[TheKingObv 10,639]

Kluivert's never managed a team before...

[don logan 8,062]

Kluivert is a dick.

[The Beast 9,210]

Either of them or Ally?

[Creampuff 22,628]

Aye, cracking managerial CVs there.

[SteveJ 743]

Sergio Lobera: Managerial career

After impressing with Dosa Salesians and Unió Jàbac Can Jofresa, Lobera signed with FC Barcelona in 1997, passing through the youth system, and being manager of the C-team in 2006–07 season, in Tercera División. He then was appointed director of sports atTerrassa FC in June 2007, being manager in the last seven games of the campaign.

In May 2010 González was appointed CD San Roque de Lepe manager, signing a three-year deal. In the following season he managed AD Ceuta, also in Segunda División B.

On 11 May 2012 Lobera was appointed FC Barcelona's assistant manager, behind Tito Vilanova. However, roughly a month later he was appointed manager of UD Las Palmas, in Segunda División.

Lobera finished his first season in charge of a professional club ranked 6th, being defeated in the play-offs by eventually promoted UD Almería. He renewed with Canarians on 18 June 2013.

[SteveJ 743]

Aye, cracking managerial CVs there.

What was Ally's CV looking like? In fact, what does Ally's look like now?

We should have broke from tradition in the bottom tier and appointed an ambitious manager who wanted to re-invent football with youth. These two will certainly be an a pair that fit that bill and I look forward to seeing what they do in Scottish football - if they get the tenure.

[Ger77 742]

A lot more interesting than the usual Butcher, McCall, Davies suggestions.

When the time comes for Ally to go, i pray that we show a bit of imagination.