History of the Scotland national football team left Scotland managerless with just over two months until the next matches against Georgia and Italy. Former Rangers manager Alex McLeish was hotly tipped and supported by Alex Ferguson to become the new manager, although long-term Scotland assistant manager Tommy Burns was also thought to be in the running. McLeish was appointed while Burns was not even approached, which caused Burns to resign from his position. Alex McLeish was appointed Scotland manager on 29 January 2007, and he hired Roy Aitken and Andy Watson as his assistants. McLeish's first match in charge was a UEFA Euro 2008 qualifier against Georgia
James Burns (merchant) of Renfrewshire. The ‘Memoirs’ are filled with detailed accounts of the incidents which befell the nobility of Scotland during turbulent times. James Burns (merchant) James Burns was a Glasgow-born merchant of the 17th century and the author of the "Memoirs of the Civil War and during the Usurpation from 1644 to 1661". Little is known of his history, but he is supposed to be the son of Robert Burns, who is mentioned in "Ure's History of Glasgow",’ and whose name appears in the "List of Linen and Woollen Drapers", commonly called English Merchants, since the year 1600. The manuscript of