Aberdeen manager Jim Goodwin has denied ‘social media’ rumours that Celtic legend Scott Brown left the club on bad terms.
Brown is no longer at Pittodrie, deciding to move on after former boss Stephen Glass was sacked to pursue other coaching opportunities.
It all suggested there was something of a rift or fall-out between him and Goodwin, however, the former defender is insistent that Brown, who had been club captain, left on ‘great terms’.
Goodwin told The Daily Record [18/03 print edition, page 59]: “It was best for all parties. The conversations between myself and Scott were really open and honest. Regardless of what has been out there on social media or whatever, he left on great terms.
“He was very understanding of my situation here. Scott came to Aberdeen with the previous management team to get some coaching experience. I’m quite hands-on as a manager. I do a lot of the day-to-day stuff. There really wasn’t going to be an opportunity for Scott on that front.
“Also on the playing side of things, we’ve got quite a few midfielders and I didn’t feel Scott was going to play regularly between now and the end of the season. He kind of agreed maybe it was best we part company. But I have to say, he was an absolute pleasure to deal with.
“I didn’t know him before he came in. We had a few good tussles on the pitch as players and he was exactly what I expected. He was a model professional around the place, well-liked within the dressing room and he left with a shake of the hand.”
What Brown’s next step is remains to be seen. Both Ange Postecoglou and Brendan Rodgers has said there is almost an open door for him to work at either Celtic or Leicester City. However, that would likely be at a youth level.
There could also be summer opportunities of an outright manager’s gig too after he unsuccessfully applied for the St Mirren post after Goodwin walked away. We know now that is his ultimate ambition.
The midfielder’s future in the game remains bright despite this Aberdeen setback and hopefully we see him back in work before long.
In other news, Celtic youth called up for England U19s alongside Liverpool & Juventus peers; Ange likes him.
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