Moving Craig Brown tribute paid by former Motherwell CEO Alan Burrows

Former Motherwell CEO Alan Burrows has paid a moving tribute to Craig Brown, following the former Scotland boss' death this morning.

Brown's family confirmed the sad news that the ex-Rangers and Dundee wing-back, who was former boss at Clyde and Aberdeen, as well as Preston North End, had passed away, aged 82.

Burrows, who was media officer at Fir Park during Brown's time from 2009-10 and went from CEO at Fir Park to the same role at Aberdeen, says Brown taught him a lot and "had an incredible knack of making you feel ten feet tall".

In a statement issued on social media, Burrows said: "I am so gutted and upset about today's news concerning the loss of the legendary Craig Brown, news I have been in some ways bracing myself for, but the sting is no less painful when you receive it.

"Craig was always brilliant with me. He was brilliant the first day I met him on Tuesday, December 29, 2009, and he was brilliant in the last conversation we had a week last Thursday.

"He could barely make it through a chat without saying something nice, paying an undue compliment or thanking you for something or other, even when he himself was struggling.

"I always found him to be that sort of guy, and he was genuine about it, too.

"A former Motherwell manager, it is fair to say that he did have one or two small issues with some senior people towards the end of his time at Fir Park. Part of that came from the emotions of football; I can only talk about my own personal experiences - all of which were exclusively positive.

"I was only lucky enough to work for Craig as his press officer for one year and he taught me so much in those 12 months - things that I still try to adopt and use to this day.

"Craig was a guy who knew that little things