Swansea City manager Brendan Rodgers has admitted to turning down the chance to take the Northern Ireland job.
The Northern Ireland national team has been without a boss since Nigel Worthington stepped down following the failed Euro2012 qualifiers and Rodgers has revealed that the Irish Football Association approached him about taking the job on a part-time basis.
"The job is a big job - something that is very important going forward for the development of football in the country. For me it's a full-time post.
"I didn't have to think about it for a long time - my focus is always with Swansea."
He added: "I would love to do it at some point in my career but at the moment, with the respect I have for Swansea, my concentration can only be on Swansea.""Northern Ireland approached the (Swansea) chairman (Huw Jenkins) and asked for permission to speak to me with regards to doing the job part-time. My stance was the same as it was a number of weeks ago," Rodgers said.
