Jim rules himself out completely

“I won’t be in the running for the job, full-time or part-time. Lawrie Sanchez has said that the job could be done part-time and he was in a position to know that. It will be down to the Irish FA but even if it is part-time, it won’t be me.
“I have a job to do at Ipswich and it’s one that I am 100 per cent focused on. Getting this Club back in the Premiership is a big enough challenge for me.”
“I was very proud to play for my country and managing Northern Ireland would be a great honour and it’s something I would certainly like to do at some stage in my career,” says the former Northern Ireland skipper who was capped 52 times by his country. “I’ve only been in the management game for a year and have a lot more experience to gain before I can be at that level but one day I’d love the opportunity.