Scotland manager Alex McLeish had chosen a 4-1-4-1 formation designed to avoid such an early setback.
"The team has done excellently well under Walter Smith and Alex McLeish, " said Burley.
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However, organisers failed to meet the deadline set to confirm the arrangements for Alex McLeish's side.
Burley, whose contract runs until 2012, succeeded Alex McLeish as Scotland manager in January 2008.
Darcheville was a target for another former Rangers manager, Alex McLeish, in 2005.
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Birmingham manager Alex McLeish is expected to meet Yeung and his business partners for the first time next week.
As for Villa, manager Alex McLeish will be wondering how on earth his side lost from a winning position.
Carsley said he was impressed by City manager Alex McLeish's vision to bounce straight back into English football's top tier.
Alex McLeish's side tightened up after the break, standing off Chelsea and letting them have possession until the final third.
Fast forward five-and-a-half years and the good work of ship-steadying by Walter Smith and then Alex McLeish has been ripped apart.
Alex McLeish's side agonisingly missed out on qualifying for the Euro 2008 finals after losing to Italy in their final match.
The Republic of Ireland international has signed a two-year deal at St Andrews to become Alex McLeish's first signing of the summer.
Rangers manager Alex McLeish is currently overseas but, in an interview with www.rangers.co.uk, revealed he had been tracking Capucho for some time.
Brmingham manager Alex McLeish had intended to withdraw Alexander Hleb in place of striker Nikola Zigic but opted to replace Bowyer instead.
Several of McGhee's old Aberdeen team-mates have gone into management, with Alex McLeish and Gordon Strachan being the pick of the bunch.
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Blues boss Alex McLeish threw on strikers Nikola Zigic and Matt Derbyshire in a bid for his side to get an equaliser.
"We did everything that was asked of us and then the goalposts were moved at the last minute, " said Birmingham manager Alex McLeish.
Rangers manager Alex McLeish bemoaned his side's lack of cutting edge as they failed to test Magnus Hedman once in the 90 minutes.
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Blues manager Alex McLeish's grin was as broad as the Spaghetti Junction, but that lasted four minutes when Elano reduced the deficit from the spot.
This deal coincided with a turbulent on-field period for Rangers which saw Alex McLeish replaced as manager in summer 2006 by the Frenchman, Paul Le Guen.
"We have got a good discipline record at this club and stress to the players every week how important discipline is, " said Birmingham manager Alex McLeish.
The highly-rated player had been tracked by Blues boss Alex McLeish for the best part of a year, and he is looking forward to impressing his new manager.
But, while Miller flew to Turkey on Wednesday, Blues manager Alex McLeish resigned himself to missing out on signing the striker he worked with with Hibernian and Scotland.
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On Sunday, Birmingham boss Alex McLeish will dine at football's top table, competing with the aristocrats of Arsenal for the season's first silverware on a pristine Wembley surface.
As a testimony to their late improvement in the game at the Britannia, Alex McLeish started with the side that finished Tuesday night's game and he was richly rewarded.
The frontman, who has won 16 caps for his country, started his professional career under Birmingham boss Alex McLeish at Hibernian in 1999, hitting 58 goals in 166 games.
But Birmingham were clearly stung by some harsh words from manager Alex McLeish at the break and within 15 minutes of the restart the game had an entirely different complexion.
Manager Alex McLeish has built a committed team who press the opposition high up the pitch in a controlled and disciplined manner, while they make sure they remain a secure defensive unit.
He made his Rangers debut under Alex McLeish in December 2002 but would make just four sub appearances for the club before joining Scunthorpe United on loan, where he scored 25 goals.
The visitors never looked like getting back into the game as Blues boss Alex McLeish suffered a defeat at the hands of Coyle - the man he recommended for the Burnley job.
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