Former Celtic captain Scott Brown will go down as one of the most influential figures in the club’s recent history due to his excellent leadership and trophy haul.
Now cutting his teeth in management, the former Scotland international appears to have mellowed a little in the dugout as he looks to guide Ayr United to the Scottish Premiership.
However, he was one of the fiercest competitors this country has seen. With over 600 appearances to his name with the Bhoys, Brown is Celtic’s joint-third most decorated player and played a part in 22 trophies making their way to Parkhead.
Admittedly, seeing his familiar face in the dugout may be a sign of how quickly time is flying. Brown’s Celtic exit in 2021 came at a time where his old side were about to embark on a new era under Ange Potecoglou, which bred further success.
Opening up on his decision to leave the Bhoys, the 39-year-old has shared why one factor could’ve made things very different.
Scott Brown wishes he worked with Ange Postecoglou at Celtic
Speaking about his departure, Brown has admitted ‘hindsight’ could’ve influenced his decision due to a desire to work under Posteclgou at Celtic despite knowing his minutes would’ve been limited.
He said on the Daily Record Hotline: “I would’ve liked to have worked with Ange, if I’m honest. I worked with Brendan, I had the luxury to work with him.
“Maybe, in hindsight stayed another year and worked with Ange, but I’d already made up my mind that I was leaving. Once my head makes a decision, it always stick by it and whether it was right or wrong, I went for it and I got the opportunity to become a manager from that opportunity.
I probably wouldn’t have played as much, and I understood that side of it, but I would’ve liked to of seen what his training sessions are like and what he was like day to day as well. To be fair on him, he accepted me down to Tottenham.
“So we phoned him up to see if I would be able to get in and Chris Davies was down there at the time. He asked Ange and he was like ‘Yeah, in you come’, so I went down for three days and seen what he was like as a person with the training sessions, he was impressive.”
Scott Brown left Celtic at the right point in his career
If it was up to Brown, there is no doubt he would still be playing now if his body let him, but he left the club with a legacy that will be sewn into the history books after spearheading over a decade of Celtic domination.
Callum McGregor has stepped into his shoes and done a fine job, sweeping up seven trophies with the armband and leading from the front in every aspect.
Unfortunately, all good things come to an end at some point. Nevertheless, the prospect of Brown becoming Celtic manager further down the line may be the ideal opportunity to re-ignite that spark.
