CALLUM McGregor says that Scott Brown will go down in history as one of Celtic’s greatest ever captains and believes the Hoops skipper will leave a legacy of hard work and professionalism long after he has hung up his boots.
Brendan Rodgers’ side are currently in the midst of their winter training camp in Dubai in preparation for the second half of the season, when the Scottish treble winners will look to win the two remaining pieces of domestic silverware – the Scottish Cup and Premiership title – in addition to facing Zenit Saint Petersburg in the last 32 of the UEFA Europa League.
Speaking at Celtic’s training camp, McGregor spoke highly of his captain and the high standards which he has set for the squad.
“Broony is probably one of the best captains Celtic has ever had, and we’re lucky to be led by him,” he said. “You don’t meet a lot of people in football who are as good as Broony is.
"I’m trying to take as much as I can from what he does on and off the pitch. If you're lucky enough to be part of that then you have to learn from it. It would be a shame not to learn from him. I’m trying to take as much as I can from what Broony does on and off the pitch.
“I can say from experience that, having watched him and tried to take on everything he does, then once he goes, hopefully I’ll be the next one to try to set the standards he set for us as young players”
Brown has won 14 trophies in the Scottish, 13 of them with Celtic, the other with his first professional club, Hibernian.
The touch midfielder spent much of his time at the Edinburgh club in a partnership with Kevin Thomson and there were rumours that the pair would sign for Rangers - or Celtic - as a job lot.
However Thomson went to Ibrox and although he enjoyed some success Brown has gone on to have by far the better career and has won over most of the doubters in Paradise who thought the light blues might had got the better of the deal.
While McGregor's assertion that the Dunfermline man will be remembered as one of the club's greatest ever captains, obviously behing the likes of Billy McNeill, there is no denying that Brown is one of the most succesful in terms of trophies won.
