NEIL LENNON has joked that he is too ‘young and handsome’ for the Scotland job as the SFA begin their search for Gordon Strachan’s successor.

Strachan’s four-year tenure came to an end yesterday when it was confirmed that his contract would not be renewed following a second successive failure to qualify for a major tournament.

The likes of Malky Mackay, currently the SFA’s performance director, ex-Manchester United manager David Moyes, Alex McLeish and Paul Lambert have been among those linked with the vacancy.

However, current Hibs boss Lennon is a shock name among the runners and riders, with one major bookmaker offering odds as short as 16/1 that he could be the man chosen to lead Scotland into Euro 2020 qualifying.

He laughed off that speculation and confirmed that, even in the long-run, the prospect of international management is not one which appeals to him.

Lennon said: “‘Forget it. Forget that. I’m too young and too handsome for all that!

“No, it doesn’t appeal to me - even thinking about further down the line. I’m still trying to forge a career in club management and I’m really enjoying what I’m doing here.

"So it doesn’t float my boat, I’d have to say.

“I would miss the day-to-day stuff. I have enough of a job trying to fill my time here. A job with three-month sabbaticals? I might go missing!”

Speaking prior to the confirmation of Strachan’s exit, Lennon questioned the wisdom of changing managers and reckons the roll-call of bosses who have failed to end Scotland’s exile from major tournaments since 1998 is evidence that a new man at the helm is not always the answer.

He added: “There has been a lot of weeping and gnashing of teeth. It’s because it’s been 20 years now since Scotland qualified for a major tournament. I get that.

“But there has been a lot of good managers in that period. Berti Vogts won the Euros with Germany. We’ve had Walter Smith, Alex McLeish, George Burley, Craig Brown, Craig Levein – and it hasn’t worked out for any of them.

“So the chopping and changing, I’m not sure it’s a great idea. But that’s just my opinion.”