Scott Brown and the St Johnstone snub that's no surprise as 5 hints at Celtic legend's future hide in plain sight

Scott Brown has told Ayr United he won't be walking out for the St Johnstone job. And that should come as no surprise as he's made it clear he's a grounded manager with high ambitions.

Brown was one of at least four serious contenders to replace Craig Levein but Record Sport broke the story on Wednesday that he will remain committed to Ayr and their push for the Premiership. He's been talked up in the past as a future Celtic manager, for obvious reasons as a legendary Hoops captain, and while his ill-fated stint at Fleetwood was a major blow to those ambitions, he's going in the right direction again with Ayr one of the favourites for promotion this season.

Speaking back in April, he addressed one day becoming the Parkhead boss in the clearest terms yet. And he wasn't shying away from the fact it's an ambition of his if his career goes to plan. He told the BBC's Scottish Football podcast: "I think I need to just worry about myself. At Celtic what I've done and how I’ve played, that’s all in the past. You don’t become the manager because you just played at Celtic. You’ve not got the right to manage Celtic. You have to go and earn it."

It's clear Brown sees his best path to 'earning it' in that respect is by being a success at Ayr. Speaking three months into his tenure in Ayrshire, he went on: "You have to be qualified because you’ve taken good quality players who have a good IQ about the game, and you need to make sure you can make them better. And you have to also have that passion to the fans. Yeah, I have got that understanding about what they want and how the club works, but you have to drive them.”

Brown has been asked about his ambition to one day follow in Brendan Rodgers' footsteps ever since he went into