Billy Stark does not rule himself out of the Scotland job after stepping in on an interim basis

Billy Stark is not ruling himself out of succeeding Craig Levein as Scotland manager having been asked to step in for an interim period.

The 55-year-old, who numbered Aberdeen and Celtic among the clubs he played for before moving into coaching, is adamant he is not looking any further than Scotland's fixture against the side ranked 144th in the Fifa rankings. "I think it's a job that every individual would covet. "I've been very proud to be the manager of the Under-21s and I can only imagine that would be exaggerated when you're in the full job. "My remit is to take the team through the Luxembourg fixture and that's all I'm concentrating on." "I can say categorically I'm not thinking anywhere beyond this game."

Saddened

Meanwhile Ricky Sbragia, who will look after the Under 21s while Stark takes charge of the senior side, has sympathised with Craig Levein. The former Sunderland manager was brought into the Scottish youth set-up by Levein and is disappointed to see him go. "I think it has been really disappointing. It's disappointing when anybody loses their job in football. I've seen it many times. "Craig was instrumental in bringing me in when he spoke to me about the job so I'm a bit saddened about it. "Being a little bit more hands-on, he deserves a lot of credit. The board have made a decision and there is nothing we can do about that. "From my point of view, he was excellent to me. I had a great rapport with him, he's a lovely man and a great coach. "I'm disappointed but we have to move on and get on with life."