Fleetwood Town

Celtic legend and former Scotland captain Scott Brown has spoken to the press for the first time since his appointment as Fleetwood Town Head Coach.

He's a great guy and the lads will appreciate how well he is and the understanding of the game he has as well." For me to come down here and experience League One, I never came down as a player so to do it as a manager is the next step. "I felt we were a little bit ragged, a little bit open as well and people following the ball when they should be staying in shape. "You should be able to react with the lads and have a little bit of banter at the same time but know that as soon as you go across that white line the focus is ready. "For me, I need to lean on Stephen and if I don't lean on Stephen then I'm very naive. I'm not shy, I speak in front of people, I'm here to be not one of their friends but also they can come to speak to me at any point, at any time about anything and that's what a manager should be able to do.

Former Rangers defender Steven Whittaker is set to join Scott Brown at Fleetwood Town as assistant manager to the ex-Celtic midfielder.

Brown hinted at Whittaker joining him at Fleetwood speaking to Sky Sports as However, Whittaker is now expected to leave East End Park and head south to join Brown as the former Celtic captain takes his first steps in management. Former Rangers defender Steven Whittaker is set to join Scott Brown at Fleetwood Town as assistant manager, according to a report.

The Celtic legend was yesterday confirmed as manager of the English League One club.

There's a lot of Scottish players out of contract there as well. "Pre-season is going to be huge for us. "So there will be players coming in and going.

The Fleetwood Town role is Scott Browns first in management after he left Aberdeen in March where he was player-coach; The midfielder, who retired last week ...

He didn't get the fairy tale ending he'd hoped for at Celtic though with a trophy-less season and his final home game played inside an empty stadium. It's going to be extremely busy, we need to sort friendlies out, we need to bring players in, we need to make sure I speak with the backroom staff because that's important. It's going to be extremely hard for them but hopefully that benefits them in the long term. We'll go away for a week as well and the lads will get some sun, not the wind here! They'll be players coming and going, it's part and parcel of any football club but obviously I want to put my own stamp on things, play how I want to play. Crainey took 26 points from his 29 games in charge to keep Fleetwood in the division on goal difference. Brown, who won 10 Scottish Premiership titles with Celtic, knows there's plenty of work to be done to avoid another relegation battle. "To start at a club like Fleetwood is incredible. He knows the league very well and the lads too. He would retire before the season had ended to take his first steps in management. It's the right time and I couldn't have got a better opportunity. We've got great recruitment staff here that have sent us a lot of players.

Scott Brown says he will use his knowledge of the Scottish game to try and land players for his Fleetwood Town revolution. The former Celtic captain has ...

"It becomes harder to keep up with the younger ones. "For me to start at a club like Fleetwood is incredible. The 37-year-old told Sky Sports: "We've got great recruitment staff here who have sent us a lot of players.

Scott Brown will name his former teammate and close friend Steven Whittaker as Fleetwood No2, prising him from Dunfermline.

Former Rangers and Norwich ace Whittaker is a highly-rated young coach and a close friend of Brown, ensuring he has a trusted confidante in his maiden managerial role. Dunfermline, where Whittaker was part of the coaching team – and with whom Brown has been working on a voluntary basis in recent weeks – have now confirmed the switch. And his decision to accept the Fleetwood job has done nothing to alter that plan.

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"Pre-season doesn't start for the lads until June 23 but for me and Steven, we got on holiday together, both our families - they think they're going on a summer holiday but we're going to work! We will be working them hard. "We've got five days at the training ground and then we're off to Croatia for a week, we're looking forward to it.