Burley appointment moves closer

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The Scottish Football Association board ratified the interview panel's choice of preferred candidate on Wednesday.

Although the SFA have not named Burley, it is understood the Saints manager is their choice for the job.

The SFA are set to approach Southampton to discuss compensation, and anticipate Burley will accept the job after impressing at the interview stage.

Scottish Football Association president George Peat - who was on the interview panel - stopped short of naming the 51-year-old as he arrived for the board meeting at Hampden Park, but told Sky Sports News: "We think we've got the right man."

He added: "We've gone down the same route as we did with the appointments of Walter Smith and Alex McLeish.

"It's been difficult from the point of view there's been little to choose between the candidates we were discussing. But we think we've got the right man."