Jack Ross: 'My ultimate ambition is to manage Scotland' - Sunderland boss 2 hours ago From the sectionScottish Sharethis page I will never decry Scottish football - Ross Sunderland boss Jack Ross says his "ultimate ambition" is to become the Scotland manager at some stage. The Scot, 42, is relishing the challenge of reviving the North-East club, who currently sit third place in League One, three points off the top. He moved to the Stadium of Light this summer after guiding St Mirren back to the Scottish Premiership last season. "I wanted to play for my country as a player. I got a B cap and that was it," Ross told BBC Scotland's Sportsound. "But I grew up watching Scotland at Hampden a lot with my dad as a kid, and it is always something that has drawn me back. "That opportunity would only come, though, if I am successful in club management." Sunderland switch from St Mirren a 'no-brainer' Ross takes charge of 'incredible football club' Ross's predecessors as Sunderland manager include Dick Advocaat, David Moyes, Sam Allardyce, Martin O'Neill, Roy Keane, Gus Poyet and Paulo Di Canio. The former Alloa Athletic boss says he felt no trepidation in following such established names at such a big club, having previously rejected overtures from Barnsley and Ipswich Town. "Success for me at the moment will be gauged by 'can I return this club to the Premier League?' Because of the structure and facilities at this club, it undoubtedly belongs in the Premier League," he said. "It is not an easy task to get it there, but I would probably only view myself as being successful here if I can get the club back there." 'I'm the most comfortable I've been in my entire adult life' Ross is only three years into his management career, after a period as assistant boss at Dumbarton and a 15-month spell on Hearts' coaching staff. He then helped Alloa recover from relegation to the third tier, and transformed St Mirren from the brink of relegation to Championship title winners the following season. And Ross says he feels more comfortable now than he ever did during his playing career at Clyde, Hartlepool, Falkirk, St Mirren and Hamilton Academical. "It was probably a real crossroads," he recalled, of taking charge of Alloa. "I genuinely did believe management was the right fit for me, more so than playing. It sounds bizarre because I did okay, made a reasonable living out of it, and enjoyed some reasonable highs. "But playing can be tough. There are a lot of things you have to get through on a weekly basis. I still go through that in terms of the stresses and pressure of the job but management just feels right. "I always wanted to manage and now I am doing it, it feels the most comfortable I have been in my own skin throughout my entire adult life."
You cant blame him to be fair. It must be every managers dream to manage their country, the same reason why we lost Sam. Hopefully Strachen wont get the boot anytime soon.
He seems like a potentially top manager so I would be sorry to see him go. Hopefully not for many years. When it does eventually happen it looks like the club will be well enough run that we can change managers without it having a disastrous effect on performances because we've already got the right kind of players here.
Translate "ultimate ambition" to, --- when I'm too old for the hurley burley of Club management. So we should be OK for, say, the next fifteen years or so. After that it shouldn't matter because the best in the World will be begging to take us on.
... not until he establishes us in the Prem/ succeeds at club management. So fooling years away. Just another nothing article.
He was never planning on being our manager for the next 20, 30, 40 years or so so why would anyone be upset with him wanting to be manager of his national squad? Its a non-story. He'll do us fine, and if he does it sooner rather than later and gets us back through the leagues, then why should we hold him back from his childhood ambition to manage his home country's football team?
So, faced with the choice of managing Scotland or managing a premier club in the Champions league ( ok, maybe (definitely) not us) what would you choose? Did Ferguson manage Scotland? I think we have more chance of "losing" Ross to a top club rather than Scotland
He's got years before he hits that stage of his career. Not the best manager from what I've seen so far so, so its not a given he'd walk into the job at present Sent from my Moto G (5) using Tapatalk
Most managers turn up here with an ambition to get sacked and get their contract paid up So this is an improvement
