Hibs Midfield Dynamo Scott Brown Called Into The Scotland Squad!!!

Last updated : 04 September 2006 By Steve Forbes


Hibs midfielder Scott Brown was today called upto the Scotland squad to face Lithuania(Hearts Reserves).

Midfield dynamo Brown was called up after Gary O'Connor & Stephen McManus pulled out of the squad to add to the pull outs of Lee McCulloch & Graham Murty who pulled out before the Faroes game.

Brown has won one cap so far, against the U.S.A, a game in which he scored a screamer, only for it to be chopped off for offside.

Scotland Assistant manager Tommy Burns said:

"Scott Brown is a tremendous footballer"

"The one characteristic that stands out for me is that he is a real winner.

"He has great enthusiasm and energy to get up and down the park as well as his tremendous ability.

"He is a good passer and striker of the ball and he has developed tremendously well over the last couple of years under Tony Mowbray at Hibs.

"He scored two of the best goals I've seen any young player score, one at Celtic Park after running 70 yards and chipping the goalkeeper and I think he did a very similar thing against Rangers at Ibrox.

"There's not many young players I've seen do that, so when he is doing that and making a real impact at club level, the next step is obviously to see how he can do at national level."

It's just a pity former Hibs player Gary O'Connor had to suffer for Scott to get in.

Well done Scott WELL DESERVED.