Thursday 15 February 2018 23:02, UK
Charlie Nicholas says the Scottish FA is in the "dark ages" after reaching an agreement to appoint Alex McLeish.
McLeish, who failed to guide Scotland to Euro 2008 during his first spell in charge, has agreed a deal until 2020 and will be presented to the press on Friday at Hampden Park.
Nicholas was critical of the decision to allow McLeish, his former Aberdeen team-mate, to succeed Gordon Strachan, saying the SFA should follow England's example and hire a young manager.
"Alex [McLeish] - as much as I like him a lot - wasn't my first choice," Nicholas told Sky Sports News.
"I think they should go for someone younger and the most important ingredient is to start building something for the future. Dare I say it, a little bit like the way England have gone with Gareth Southgate.
"But I have no problem with Alex being in charge, I'll be totally supportive, but this committee and this SFA, they are way in the dark ages. It's time that this whole thing was restructured and re-done.
"I hope what Alex McLeish brings to the table is to sit down with Malky Mackay - people like Derek McInnes, Steve Clarke - all of the Scottish coaches and say it's time for change at the top of Scottish international football."
Former Scotland international Kevin Gallacher, who also played alongside McLeish, believes the former Rangers boss' know-how on the international stage will be beneficial for the squad heading into their Euro 2020 qualification.
"To get the manager it was always going to be someone that was out of a job and Alex is the one who's got it and I think he's got some unfinished business," said Gallacher.
"His experience is going to be very key, he's been there before, he's done the job, it's not like he's new to international management, he understands it.
"From that point of view, he's going to go there and hopefully, from the experience he had from his short spell before, he can lift the nation and lift the players up to start getting results for the next campaign."
