Robertson
ponders Liberia chance
Former Hearts and Inverness manager John Robertson
has been approached about the possibility of coaching the national
side of Liberia.
The 44-year-old has been working as a pundit for BBC Scotland since
losing his job at Derry City in December 2007.
Robertson told BBC Scotland he was not discounting the offer but
needed more details before agreeing a face-to-face meeting with the
Liberians.
The approach came through an agency based in Ireland.
Robertson, capped 16 times for Scotland, is best known for his long
association with Hearts, where he remains the Edinburgh club's
record goalscorer.
However, his managerial return to Tynecastle, following a successful
spell with Inverness, turned sour in May 2005 after just seven
months in the hot seat.
After a short spell at Ross County, Robertson took the helm for 14
months at Livingston but was sacked after a sequence of poor
results.
In the summer of 2007, he made the switch to the League of Ireland
and helped steer Derry City away from relegation trouble and won the
FAI League Cup.
But it was to be another short reign and a new board of directors
removed him at the end of the year.
Robertson was disappointed to miss out on a return to Inverness in
January, having been in charge when the Highlanders first won
promotion to the Scottish Premier League in 2004.
The Liberia Football Association has confirmed to BBC Sport that
they have a shortlist of possible candidates for the post but
refused to say who they are considering.
Liberia have been without a coach since German Antoine Hey stepped
down in February in order to take over the Kenyan national team.
The Lone Star failed to reach the final round of qualifying for the
2010 World Cup and Africa Cup of Nations after finishing bottom of
their group in the previous round with just three draws from six
matches.
In Fifa's latest rankings Liberia are 140th in the world and 41st in
Africa.
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