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Saw this on the BBC website. Felt that his comments on who he could manage were a bit strange. It just doesn't read that great to me, he could have put that a lot better.
Kevin Thomson has revealed he was interviewed for the Kilmarnock job before steering Kelty Hearts to a famous Scottish Cup win over St Johnstone.
But he insists he is fully committed to the League 2 leaders while dreaming of one day being Rangers manager.
Thomson lost out to Derek McInnes in his bid to lead Kilmarnock's promotion charge.
"The feedback I got was brilliant," Thomson told BBC Radio Scotland.
"Everyone knows I was linked with the Killie job. I went down and spoke to Killie - I wanted to put myself in that position to speak to the board. The club [Kelty] are not naive. They know my aspiration is to become a full-time manager at a big club.
"That has to be my path, but at the same time, I am as honest as the day is long and, when that phone call went to Kelty, I wanted to sit in front of a board and sell myself.
"Ultimately, I didn't get the job, but I certainly wasn't disappointed that I didn't get the job because I've got a brilliant job at Kelty and I'm fully focussed and committed to the lads."
Thomson spent three years at Rangers between 2007 and 2010, winning all three domestic trophies in his time at Ibrox and is keen to one day manager the club.
"The harsh reality is I'm never going to be the Celtic manager, so the top for me would be the Rangers manager," said Thomson, who worked at Ibrox as a youth coach before replacing Barry Ferguson at Kelty in May.
"I could be a brilliant manager and have a really successful managerial career and not manage any other team in Scotland.
"I couldn't care who I manage, but one thing is certain is that any club I am with, I will give my all for.
"The harsh reality is that in Scotland depending on who you play for, you are itemised when you become a manager."