Graham could be set to answer County call

Graham Alexander could be set to throw his hat into the ring to be the new Ross County boss.

The former Scotland star has been out of work since his shock sacking by English League Two Salford City back in October.

But that has not dented Alexander’s confidence that he can become a top manager and with Stuart Kettlewell sacked by County yesterday after their 2-0 home defeat to Hamilton, he could look to kickstart his managerial career in Scotland.

Alexander was interviewed by Kilmarnock before Lee Clark was named boss in 2016 and, speaking before Kettlewell’s dismissal, the 49-year-old said he was interested in managing north of the border.

He said: “With my attachment to Scotland, even though I never played there domestically, I’d definitely be open to that.

“There are exciting opportunities from time to time and my great friend Callum Davidson is doing a great job at St Johnstone.

“I came up and spoke to Kilmarnock. Lee got the ON THE UP Alexander is aiming for top as a boss job and I ended up with Scunthorpe shortly after.

“I still consider myself a young manager even though I’ve nearly 400 games under my belt and promotions and I’m excited about what the next opportunity might be.”

Like Salford, part-owned by Manchester United’s Class of 92 stars, Alexander was let go by Scunthorpe when they were fifth in their league.

But speaking for the first time since leaving The Ammies, he insists he can still be a top boss.

Alexander, capped 40 times by Scotland, said: “I’ve been in the game a long time and you tend to get less surprised as you go on. But I WAS surprised and disappointed because I knew how hard we’d worked at Salford.

“The job we’d done for two years was constant improvement. But it’s not deterred my energy or ambitions.

“I got from the bottom to the top as player and I’d like to do that again with my managerial career.

“You learn as you go along and try to be better next time.”