Scott Brown has revealed he would have left Celtic if former assistant manager Peter Grant had stayed at the club. The former captain enjoyed a glittering Parkhead career, winning 22 trophies in 14 years after joining from Hibs in 2007.
Near Miss with Newcastle
Speaking on Open Goal, Brown disclosed that he had offers to leave Celtic for Tottenham in 2009, and later Newcastle United as his contract was set to expire in summer 2010. He said: "After my second season at Celtic I got offered the chance to go down to Spurs. They put in a bid."
"Then just before Lenny came in, at the end of my first contract, Newcastle offered me a five-year deal to go down there." He joked: "I know how bad I was for a night out in Glasgow, imagine me in Newcastle?"
Grant's Influence
Brown explained his decision to reject the Magpies: "Lenny came in and we started winning games and the momentum changed from when Tony was there. I think if Tony and Peter Grant had still been there, I'd have been away straight away. I had no time for Peter Grant whatsoever."
When pressed on his issue with Grant, Brown responded: "Man management. Personality? Zero. Tony, I got on alright with but Peter Grant, no."
