No fucking chance.
After his playing career, he had a short spell in management with Scottish Premier League team Aberdeen, and won the Scottish League Cup in 1995 before turning his attention to coaching.
After obtaining his UEFA Pro Licence at the Scottish Football Association's Largs training centre,[3] Aitken went on to become a coach with Leeds United before rejoining former Leeds coach David O'Leary at Aston Villa.[4]
On 20 July 2006, he was named caretaker manager of Aston Villa after O'Leary's departure the previous evening.[5] Aitken managed Villa to three pre-season victories before being replaced by Martin O'Neill.[6]
In January 2007, he was appointed as one of Alex McLeish's assistants with the Scotland national football team. On 28 November 2007, he followed McLeish, newly appointed as manager of Birmingham City, to the club as first-team coach alongside Andy Watson.[7]
In July 2010, Aitken left Birmingham City to join O'Leary in Dubai with Al-Ahli.