Peter Houston believes the Scottish Football Association have taken too long to reach a verdict on national coach Craig Levein’s future. Levein’s position is under scrutiny following a poor start to Scotland’s World Cup qualifying campaign.
And Dundee United boss Houston, who assists Levein with the Scots, thinks a decision should already have been made. “If the SFA decide that they want to remove Craig, it shouldn’t take three weeks or so to remove him,” he said.
“I think that they’ve let the thing settle, they’ve had discussions but they’ve had the discussions for a few days, it shouldn’t take that long to make a decision.
“Fair enough, the SFA were wanting to let the whole situation calm down a bit before discussing that but now they have discussed it over two days; and I am going with what I am reading and hearing, it shouldn’t be that hard to make that decision.
“I spoke to Craig on Wednesday and I haven’t spoken to him since.
“That is not my business as such but I still regard Craig as one of the top managers in the game, I have worked with him so long, I know how good he is and I would like him to get that opportunity to stay on.” Houston, who succeeded Levein at Tannadice after serving as his assistant at the club, confirmed he will also step down if Levein is removed from his post. He explained: “I am not contracted. I joined Craig as his assistant when he asked me.
