Peter Houston attacks SFA board over delayed decision on Craig Levein future SCOTLAND assistant manager Peter Houston last night criticised the SFA's board of directors for dragging their heels over a decision on Craig Levein's future in charge of the international team. Houston, who has been assistant to Levein since he was named Scotland manager almost three years ago, believes the SFA have been unfair to Levein by delaying an announcement on his position until today, just 24 hours before the squad is due to be named for next week's friendly in Luxembourg. "I've spoken to Craig on Wednesday, but if I'm being honest I haven't spoken to him since," said the Dundee United manager after his side's dramatic 2-2 draw with Celtic at Tannadice yesterday. It's not in Craig's hands. It's with the SFA who have had plenty of time to discuss it and to make a decision. That decision might come tomorrow given what I'm reading and hearing. It's a case of a decision needing to be made. Do you want to keep Craig as manager or do you want to remove him? That shouldn't take two or three days of conference calls to do that. That's not my business, but I still regard Craig as one of the top managers in the game as I've worked with him for so long and I know how good he is and I'd like him to get the opportunity to stay on. However, that's nothing to do with me. I'm not contracted. I joined Craig when he asked me to and I don't get any money for it and I didn't want money for it. There is money paid to Dundee United which goes to the youth development and pays for under-13 and under-14 pitch hire which the chairman agreed to. With regards to Craig, we go back a long time together and if Craig is removed from his post then I'll make a phone call to the SFA. I think it is [unfair]. It shouldn't take so long. It's nearly three weeks since the Belgium game. Fair enough if the SFA wanted the situation to calm down a wee bit, but after discussing it for two days then it shouldn't be that hard to make a decision. Levein has enjoyed no shortage of support from his fellow managers in Scotland in recent weeks and Kilmarnock manager Kenny Shiels believes it is "ridiculous" that there is uncertainty over the national manager's future. Shiels said: "Why would they change the manager? Who are they going to bring in? As an SPL manager, I think it's ridiculous what they're doing with the national manager. It's down to us to provide the players and all he has to do is deliver it. And you can't say he hasn't picked good teams in the last couple of games. And he's got Steven Fletcher back, so give the guy time and he'll come through and do well. All successful managers are ones that have been given time. I have to say that I'm disgusted by the way some people have tried to kill him and the media haven't been very friendly either.