BBC Pundit and Partick Thistle superstar Ricky Foster doesn’t think Scott Brown is a good fit for Aberdeen.
Foster, who played for Rangers in League One and the Championship, has made outlandish claims on the abilities of our captain. While yes, Brown would represent a gamble for Aberdeen, he’s an unknown quantity as a coach.
For whatever reason, the former Aberdeen and Ross County man inserted himself into the narrative. Foster compared his coaching experience with Broony’s, for reasons unknown.
Foster said [BBC Sportsound Podcast]:
“Scott Brown and I are the same age. I don’t know him that well.
“I know how much he wants to win and how successful he has been as a player, but at the moment we are the same age with relatively similar coaching experience, and I don’t think I would be ready to be assistant manager at a club like Aberdeen.
“It’s too big a job. When you couple that up with Stephen Glass, I think Stephen Glass on its own is a good way to go, you’re giving a young manager a chance in the game. It’s a big club and a big chance. You need to give him time and you need to bring in someone with him with experience.
“I don’t think going in there with an inexperienced manager and an inexperienced assistant is the way to go.”
Aberdeen could benefit from having Scott Brown in the set-up
Far be it from me to suggest that Ricky Foster doesn’t have insight into Scott Brown’s motivations and abilities.
But he doesn’t.
As much as we view these events with Green and White tinted glasses, there’s nothing to suggest Scott Brown wouldn’t be ready to help out the Dons. He has vast experience in title-winning sides. He’s been a Scotland captain.
Broony has played at the highest levels of club and international football, via playing with the Bhoys in Europe and the national team. That’s a far cry from spells in the lower leagues with our rivals south of the Clyde.
That experience counts for a great deal. A club like Aberdeen could definitely use that veteran leadership, while the youngsters could certainly benefit. Also, it’s not like it’d be just Stephen Glass and Scott Brown; managerial teams have more than two members.
In fact, a lot of modern teams have more than one assistant. Having one on the pitch and one in the dugout, or the stands, could be a massive advantage for Stephen Glass. A man who, by the way, has picked out Broony as an option; it’s not just baseless speculation.
There are plenty of examples of players coming in and making an impact at a coaching level. Maybe Ricky Foster will be one. But in terms of experience, it’s like comparing a Macaroni drawing to a Picasso.
We don’t know the coaching abilities of Scott Brown either. But dismissing this idea out of hand seems churlish at best. Foremost, the idea that Glass would come in with just Broony for help is utter lunacy. Rejecting an idea based on it being unusual is the kind of thinking that has held Scottish football back.
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