Summer signing will give his all, says Glass
ABERDEEN manager Stephen Glass would prefer Scott Brown not to face his future Dons team-mates – but only because he believes Celtic are stronger with their skipper.
Glass knows his former Hibernian team-mate will not be affected by thoughts of taking on the club he is contracted to join in the summer when the teams meet tonight.
Brown will arrive as a player/coach in the summer but is looking to end a successful 14-year spell at Celtic with some more wins after a disappointing season hit another low with Scottish Cup defeat by Rangers on Sunday.
Ahead of the Pittodrie clash, Glass said: “The reason Scott Brown is coming is because he’s a top, top professional. Top professionals go into games trying to win for their teams.
“So I have no doubt that, if Scott plays, he will be doing everything he can with no concern he is coming to Aberdeen next year. And that’s the reason why we want him at the club.
“None of our players expect anything different, none of his team-mates expect anything different.
“Scott will be coming up here, playing or not playing, determined that Celtic win. I would prefer he doesn’t play, purely for the fact that I don’t want the best Celtic players to play, not because he is coming here next year.
“I won’t speak to him until after the game, out of respect for him, out of respect for John [Kennedy], and so I can go into the game knowing I have not tried to influence anything in any way, shape or form as well.”