GRAEME MURTY has called for a clear vision for the future from the Scottish Football Association once their new Performance Director is appointed.

Hampden chiefs have started their search for the third man to fill the key role following the departure of Brian McClair.

Former Scotland defender Murty was appointed as Rangers’ Head Development Squad Coach earlier this month and hopes the SFA can present a plan to boost our national game.

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He told SportTimes: “I am not here long enough to say what the SFA have to do, I am more concerned about what we do on a daily basis.

“When the SFA appoint someone, I am sure that person will have a broad, over-reaching remit and will have his hands full with it.

“What I would like as a coach is a clear message saying ‘this is the kind of player we want, this is what the national team need at 17s, 19s, 21s, can you deliver it?’

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“Once we have that characteristic and we have that type, as long as it ties in with what the first team manager wants here, then that is what we will endeavour to deliver.

“Unless we have those characteristics, then each club will just develop for their first team.

“That is only right and only proper, but I think we are looking for clarity above all else.”Glasgow Times: Rangers Head Development Team Coach Graeme Murty

Scotland will begin their bid for a place at the World Cup in Russia when Gordon Strachan’s side face Malta this weekend.

There is little optimism regarding our national team in some quarters at present but Murty believes the future can be bright once again.

He said: “First and foremost, I think we have to decide what we want as a nation.

“Do we want a vast, dynamic pool of young talent? Or do we want one or two shining stars? For me, it is a no-brainer.

“We have to upskill the deliverers, the practitioners who work with children to help them achieve their next level.

“We have to then make sure that our stars have enough underneath them to push them and challenge them to make them improve.

“We have to make sure that our practice, as coaches, as sports scientists, is looking at the cutting edge to go and give to these players. But, ultimately it will come down to the work-rate, the desire and the daily habits of the players.

“If we give them the best of everything and then they go away, sit on their sofa and play the Playstation and drink Irn-Bru all day then there is no point in us doing it.

“If they can get into their heads that this is their lifestyle and this is a choice they are making, I think they will be massively empowered by that and will improve.”