Sky Bet have lengthened Walter Smith’s odds of succeeding George Burley as Scotland manager to 4/1 (from 5/2) amid rumours that he has privately ruled himself out of the running.

The Rangers boss had been backed into favouritism over the past 48 hours but is reportedly unwilling to return to the Scotland job, which he held from 2004 to 2007.

Dundee United manager Craig Levein has been reinstalled at the head of the next Scotland manager betting at 2/1.

Sky Bet’s football betting spokeswoman Helen Jacob said “We have not overreacted to rumours that Smith is unwilling to return to Hampden and have tentatively lengthened his odds, with customers still backing him for a second spell at Hampden Park.”

While Graeme Souness and Burnley’s Owen Coyle have ruled themselves out of the job, two candidates that have expressed an interest are former Aberdeen manager Jimmy Calderwood (5/1) and the former Hibernian manager John Collins (5/1).

Sky Bet Odds: Next Permanent Scotland manager
Levein, C 2/1 Jordan J 16/1 Souness, G 33/1
Smith, W 4/1 Brown C 16/1 Moyes, D 33/1
Calderwood, J 5/1 Kinnear J 16/1 Hiddink, G 33/1
Jefferies, J 5/1 Dalglish, K 20/1 McGhee, M 40/1
Collins J 5/1 Calderwood, C 20/1 Sturrock, P 50/1
McAllister, G 8/1 Davies, B 20/1 Coyle, O 50/1
McCoist, A 12/1 O'Leary, D 25/1 Ferguson, A 66/1
Laszlo C 12/1 McLeish, A 33/1 Hendry, C 66/1
Ferguson D 14/1 Williamson, B 33/1 Gray, E 100/1

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