Bookies be damned, Steven Naismith should not be the next Scotland manager

Steven Naismith is a respected figure within the Scottish FA and among the national team squad, but it is too early for him to be the Scotland manager. (Image: Michael Zemanek / Shutterstock)

You may not be able to glean this from much of what follows, but I have a lot of time and respect for Steven Naismith. With all apologies to the former Hearts gaffer, though, he simply cannot be the next Scotland manager. Can he?

And yet, even as I say that, the disembodied head of Mick McCarthy floats into my mind, reminding me that there is a very real chance, ‘he can’.