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Looks like its near enough a certainty that its Big Eck. Hope some of you got on at the 7/1 or 6/1

Former Rangers boss Alex McLeish is likely to be confirmed as the new Scotland manager within the next 48 hours, BBC Sport understands.

McLeish, who turned 47 on Sunday, is now the only name in the frame and - barring unforeseen difficulties - will be in place before the end of the week.

It is thought that Andy Watson, his assistant at Motherwell, Hibernian and Rangers, will join him with Scotland.

And Gary McAllister or Roy Aitken could also be part of the set-up.

Aitken, the former Aston Villa assistant, has been out of football since David O'Leary was axed by the Premiership club.

Former Coventry manager McAllister has voiced his desire to return to football after time out the game following the death of his wife.

He was on the Scottish Football Association's shortlist to succeed Walter Smith as Scotland manager along with Smith's assistant, Tommy Burns.

But McLeish was an early favourite for the job and appears likely to end an eight-month spell out of football management.

BBC Sport understands that he would like McAllister or Aitken to join his management team.

McLeish admitted to BBC Sport that he has already had talks with the SFA.