Queens Park Rangers boss Harry Redknapp insists he will allow Joe Jordan to become Scotland coach if he is interested in the post.
Jordan and Kevin Bond, who assisted Redknapp at Portsmouth and Tottenham, have both now joined the management team at Loftus Road.
The 60-year-old Scot has also been linked as a replacement for Craig Levein and is thought to be keen on managing his country.
Redknapp believes the call from the Scottish Football Association may be too strong for Jordan to resist, but in the meantime he is happy to have his assistants with him again.
"I think Joe was probably interested. They haven't done anything yet," Redknapp said ahead of Saturday's match with Aston Villa.
"If they came calling it would be up to Joe, it's his life. If he said to me he wanted to manage Scotland I'm not going to argue with him, that's for sure
"Joe's a good man, a top man. I'm pleased to have him and Kevin here. Kevin and Joe are all sorted."
The Cod Army will be without Youl Mawene, who is set for four weeks on the sidelines after suffering a broken foot, leaving boss Micky Mellon with a vacancy at centre-back.
Rob Atkinson was recalled from his loan spell at Accrington to provide cover, but the 25-year-old is ineligible this weekend having featured for Stanley against AFC Fylde in the first round.
Town's problems in attack remain, with Steven Gillespie and Jon Parkin (both hamstring) sidelined alongside long-term victim Andy Mangan (knee).
Alex Marrow may return in midfield after overcoming the effects of illness, while fellow loanees Curtis Obeng, Barry Ferguson and Tom Barkhuizen are all eligible for cup action.
Dani Lopez and Danny Rose will both miss the trip to Lancashire, but Craig Reid is set to boost the Hampshire club's attacking options.
On-loan striker Lopez, who has scored each of the Shots' goals in their last three games, has been refused permission to play by parent club Stevenage.
Midfielder Rose, meanwhile, is on loan from Fleetwood and is ineligible to line up against his employers.
Aldershot have only scored three times in five games since their first-round victory over non-league Hendon, with Lopez netting all of those, and boss Dean Holdsworth will be relieved to see the return of leading scorer Reid.
The fit-again marksman has missed the last four games with a knee injury but is set to step back into the fold as the Leagie Two outfit bid to make the third round of the FA Cup for the first time since 2007.
