Rodgers: Scott may become the boss
CELTIC manager Brendan Rodgers says there will be a place for Scott Brown on the coaching staff at the club when his playing career ends, and that he could even follow in the footsteps of Neil Lennon by becoming the manager.
Rodgers doesn’t know what Brown’s plans are for after he hangs up his boots, but he is adamant that he should be kept around Celtic Park in some capacity so that his influence isn’t lost to the club.
“You wouldn’t want Scott lost to the game,” said Rodgers. “You’d want him involved.
“Whether he is a manager or not, we’ll see. That old-fashioned way doesn’t work sometimes nowadays.
“I had a joke with him when I saw his picture picking up the balls. He didn’t look like he should be picking up the balls.
“It was a great picture and I said ‘you don’t look like a coach’ as he was reluctantly carrying the bag.
“But he’s got a few years left in him playing and then, at some point, it’s about what he fancies.
“He’s certainly going to be someone that, if he finishes his career at Celtic, there will be a place somewhere in the backroom staff for them.
“He might want to do what Lenny done and go on from being captain to manage. That might be something.”
A question mark still hangs over Brown’s future with his country, with the player himself stressing that he is eager to chat to whoever the new manager may be as soon as possible to find out where he stands.
“I haven’t spoken to him recently [about Scotland] and I don’t think you need to make a big decision on it now as there are now games until March,” said Rodgers.
“We’ll just see. There is no pressure from me.
“We just need to make sure he is fit and available for Celtic and take it from there.”