£9m price tag proof Brown has come of age at Celtic

Published Date: 06 January 2009 THE extreme unlikelihood of Scott Brown's leaving Celtic for Portsmouth – even for a reported £9 million fee – is probably most strongly reinforced by referring back to the spookily prophetic comment he made soon after leaving Hibernian for Parkhead in May, 2007. At the time, he was said to be the object of several clubs' desire, but Reading, then in the lower reaches of the English Premier League, had actually agreed the terms of the young midfielder's transfer. It was the player himself who turned down the move, for reasons he outlined soon after joining the Scottish champions. "If I had chosen Reading," he said, "I would probably be fighting a relegation battle next season and then maybe disappearing into the Championship. In two years' time, people would have been saying: 'Remember... [read full story]                    

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