Scott Brown

Wee man was good on Clyde there..

 

Did broony just state eddy would continue to b Quality for the next two years....

 

" Title was won in December", " Come round and see my trophy" huns baited big time wait for the phone in/ gerstv reply

 

Happy 13 years

 

What an answer! Just brilliant.

 

You need to get out the house.


This lockdown has got you annoying everyone.

 

IT was on this day 13 years ago, May 16, 2007, that Scott Brown signed for Celtic. It proved to be an astute signing by the club and the player has gone on to become, in the words of Neil Lennon, ‘a modern day Celtic great.’

To date, Scott Brown has made 575 appearances for the club – only seven players have played more times for Celtic – while he has netted 45 goals.

His haul of silverware, most of it won as Celtic captain, makes for even more impressive reading. He has won nine league titles with the Hoops, along six League Cups and five Scottish Cups, and more medals are sure to follow.

And in marking the anniversary of Scott Brown signing for Celtic, we take a brief look at the incredible career of our Captain. Leader. Legend.

PRELUDE TO PARADISE
Scott Brown began his career with Hibernian, signing for the Easter Road side in 2002 and making his debut in May 2003 at the age of 17, coming on as a substitute in a 3-1 victory over Aberdeen. Over the next four years he would go on to make a total of 134 appearances for Hibs, scoring 20 goals. He would work under both Tony Mowbray, who was later his manager, briefly, at Celtic, while he also enjoyed success at Hibs under John Collins – now Celtic assistant manager – when the Edinburgh side won the League Cup in 2007, beating Kilmarnock 5-1 in the final. Brown agreed to sign for Celtic in a deal that remains the biggest between two Scottish clubs, and a week after the deal was agreed, he made his final appearance for Hibs, playing and scoring in a 2-1 win over Celtic at Easter Road in a match where he was cheered by both sets of supporters. At the end of the 2006/07, he swapped the green and white of Hibernian for the green and white hoops of Celtic and the rest, as they say, is history…




DEBUT BHOY
It was on Saturday, August 7, 2007 that Scott Brown made his competitive debut for Celtic, playing in a goal-less draw at home against Kilmarnock as the defending champions kicked off the defence of their league title, bidding to make it three-in-a-row. The team that day was: M.Brown, Wilson, Kennedy, Donati (Nakamura), McManus, Naylor, McGeady, Hartley, S.Brown, Vennegoor of Hesselink, Zurawksi (Killen). Scott Brown is the only player still wearing the Hoops almost eight years later although John Kennedy is still at the club, now working as assistant manager. While it wasn’t a winning start for Brown, it would ultimately prove to be a successful season for the club. He would also get off the mark with his first goal towards the end of the month in a 5-0 victory over Hearts at Celtic Park

HIGHLIGHTS
For a player who has won an incredible 20 trophies to date as a Celt, there are so many highlights to choose from. He played his part in the third league title in Gordon Strachan’s three-in-a-row success in what was Brown’s first season at the club. He was also an integral part of the subsequent three-in-a-row success under Neil Lennon, now wearing the captain’s armband. He has continued to lead the way, both on and off the park, with two further league titles under Ronny Deila, and then the historic Invincibles Treble and Double Treble under Brendan Rodgers. When he left in February last year, Neil Lennon returned, and the Treble Treble was duly delivered. This season, Scott Brown lifted the League Cup, while the team established a commanding 13-point lead at the top of the Premiership. There have been plenty of European highlights too, the most recent of those coming this season when he captained the first ever Celtic side to win a competitive match in Italy with the 2-1 win over Lazio.


DOING THE BROONY!
Sunday, February 6, 2011 was the day when a new goal celebration was born. It was on that day Celtic played Rangers at Ibrox in a Scottish Cup tie, and it was a topsy-turvy afternoon for the Hoops. They conceded an early goal when Jamie Ness fired home from the edge of the box after just three minutes, but Kris Commons equalised on 16 minutes. Fraser Forster was red-carded after 40 minutes for a foul on Steven Naismith in the penalty area, and Steven Whittaker converted the spot-kick. The Hoops, however, produced an inspired second-half performance, led by Scott Brown, and it was the captain who scored a stunning equaliser on 65 minutes, curling home a left-foot shot from the edge of the box. And it was at that moment he produced what has now become his trademark ‘Broony’ goal celebration – arms outstretched and chest puffed out. It was a gesture that Celtic supporters instantly fell in love with, and have since imitated at every opportunity






THE FUTURE’S BRIGHT…
When Scott Brown signed his most recent contract extension back in January last year, which will see him remain at the club until at least the summer of 2021, he told Celtic TV: ‘I love the club, I love playing in front of 60,000 fans, I love winning games and winning trophies. That’s why I came here – it’s so long ago now – and I enjoy every single moment of it, from training every day at Lennoxtown to playing in front of our fans. The main thing is for me to stay and try to win as many more leagues and cups as I possibly can. Throughout my time here at Celtic, the fans have helped me through a lot of hard times. So has everyone at the club, and that’s why it was the right thing for me to stay here and to keep going for as long as I can. I’ve always had a special relationship with the Celtic fans from when I first came in and I had a good first season. I dipped a bit in the second season but the fans always supported me. It’s a big family-orientated club and once you come here, you never want to leave.’

APPEARANCES
League: 376
Scottish Cup: 49
League Cup: 32
Europe: 118
Total: 575

GOALS
League: 28
Scottish Cup: 11
League Cup: 4
Europe: 2
Total: 45

HONOURS
League: 9
Scottish Cup: 5
League Cup:6
Total: 20

 

Legend and unlike some you just know he will never become a soup taker

 

Dont get many like him, hes class.