It's fair to say Jim Magilton is ruling himself out of the running to become Northern Ireland's next manager.
Speculation continues to mount over who the Irish FA will turn to after sacking Ian Baraclough last month.
Magilton - a former IFA Elite Performance Director - was interviewed for the post when Baraclough was appointed two years ago.
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He is one of several names being linked with the post once again, but the former international midfielder insists he is not interested.
When asked if he was keen to be in the mix once again, Magilton told the BBC: "No. No, I am not. That ship has sailed."
Asked if he wanted to elaborate, Magilton smiled: "No, absolutely not."
There is one man Magilton believes the Irish FA should be targeting, and that's former boss Michael O'Neill.
O'Neill - who led Northern Ireland to the Euro 2016 finals in France - is currently out of work after being sacked by Stoke City back in August.
Magilton said: "It comes down to timing and options, and obviously Michael has been in that position before and did a fantastc job.
"It will come down to whether or not Michael wants to come back, and can the IFA afford him. And if there is a willingness all round then I am sure that can happen."
Northern Ireland aren't expected to return to action until the start of the Euro qualifiers next March.
Despite having some time on their side, Magilton believes the Irish FA should be actively pursuing O'Neill to become their next manager.
"The IFA would be stupid not to. Michael is out of work and if you're out of work you become desperate to get back in," Magilton said.
"There is a lull and then reflection, and if the opportunity comes up for Michael to take a job, he has to consider it.
"If you look at the other options, such as a Stephen Robinson, he has had valuable experience working with the senior international squad and actually going to a major tournament. So he is another fantastic option.
"David Healy is another who has been mentioned who has done a fantastic job at Linfield and has a wealth of experience as a player.
"And there are one or two others, so the options are there."
Former Northern Ireland defender Stephen Craigan believes there are several options for the Irish FA to consider, but says O'Neill should be the number one target: "What I like about it is we have candidates rather than one candidate.
"If Michael doesn't want it then there are other names out there who can come and take it. Michael is the guy you go to first, he is the one to put the question to."
He added: "Michael would be silly not to look at the European qualifying draw and think there are opportunities there.
"We all looked at it and thought 'we have a chance here', which is remarkable considering we haven't won too many games in the last couple of years. Yet there is always an optimism that we can make something happen.
"And having someone come back in who has done it before against the odds would make us believe a little bit more.
"But we have enough good candidates."
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