Scott Brown reveals Celtic return offer he had to turn down as Parkhead icon makes Ange style admission

Scott Brown reckons he’d have loved bossing the midfield in Ange Postecoglou’s unrelenting Celtic side. Maybe just not at the age of 37.

The former Hoops hero has watched on wide eyed as the Australian boss implemented his rigorous game plan at Parkhead with all the smoothness and speed of a Kyogo burst over 10 yards. Brown missed being a part of it by a matter of months after ending his 14-year trophy-laden spell in the east end of Glasgow to finish his playing days at Aberdeen last season.

But now, as he takes his first steps into management himself at Fleetwood Town, the ex-Parkhead skipper admits watching his old side in action under Postecoglou is an education in itself. The flows and patterns of play, the rotations, the former Parkhead skipper insists “just watching Ange and how the lads play I am still learning.” But if he could pinch 15 minutes of the Aussie’s time to pick his brains what would he ask?

Brown said: “If I could steal a couple of his players I’d rather have that if possible! He was fantastic with me when I came back to Celtic Park with Aberdeen. He said to walk around the stadium and go and take the applause that you are due.

“That’s not for me doing that with another strip on. But even small details like that and other managers I’ve spoken to speak really highly of him as well.

“Would I have enjoyed playing for Ange? I think I would have. I’m not so sure I would enjoy playing for him at 37! I’d be struggling to keep up with the lads, that’s for sure.”

Brown was back in Glasgow to promote an evening he is hosting alongside Mikael Lustig to say a proper goodbye to Hoops supporters. The 37-year-old year-old cuts a different character now he’s the man in charge at Fleetwood.

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