Alan Irvine insists: "It's not been anything I've heard anything about other than being quite high up in the odds.
"It's nice people feel I'm doing a good enough job to link me with other jobs but until I hear anything different I am happy doing my job here and we will continue to work as I normally do. It has had no effect on me whatsoever.
"I had the opportunity to leave this summer, I chose to stay and I have not regretted that for a moment and I am not looking to move."