Lambert ‘would never apply’ for Scotland job

Former Scotland captain Paul Lambert does not intend to apply for the national head coach job, but has not ruled out taking a call from the Scottish FA.

Lambert has managed extensively in England, most recently at Ipswich Town, where he left in 2021. Since then, he has worked in a non-managerial capacity at former club Borussia Dortmund.

Steve Clarke vacated the Scotland job after this summer’s World Cup campaign.

“I’ve been asked to go back in a few times since I left Ipswich and I worked for Dortmund for a spell, which I absolutely loved,” Lambert told BBC Radio Scotland’s Sportsound.

“Something would have to jump out at me to do it. I guess you have to wait for the call.

“I would never apply for it. There’s a great thing called a telephone, they can call.

“You can never say never to what’s going to happen.”