Brown kicks off boss career at Fleetwood

on his new role at Fleetwood. Former Celtic and Scotland defender Stephen Crainey returned to his post as Under-23 manager after six months as interim head coach at the Highbury Stadium club. And, while Livingston boss David Martindale was also on Fleetwood’s radar, he made it clear he would only leave with the board’s permission. Brown (pictured) has been recently helping out with Dunfermline training sessions and was linked with a return to Celtic coaching young players. Now he is set to follow in the footsteps of former Old Firm adversary Joey Barton by making Fleetwood his first senior managerial position. And the two will come headto-head in League One next season, with Barton’s Bristol Rovers side having claimed promotion from League Two with a remarkable 7-0 win over Scunthorpe United on the final day of the season.