[25] Brown helped Hibs win their first trophy in 16 years as they defeated Kilmarnock 51 in the League Cup final. Celtic: Erik Sviatchenko on Scott Brown, Celtic and sending art to old It's something you dont see often Scott Browns pensive, solemn side. [When] she got the cancer she read up about it and told my mum, Im going to die it tells you there is a good chance you could die. I was rally driving all the way up to Dundee. [64] BBC Sport described the decision to dismiss Brown as "harsh". [10] Brown then started in Hibs' remaining two matches of the season and scored in both, a double in a 21 win against Livingston[11] and in a 32 defeat to Partick Thistle. Brian Laudrup warns Michael Beale Rangers rebuild must include Jota and Kyogo counterparts to stand a chance. [34] The previous record was the 4 million transfer of Duncan Ferguson from Dundee United to Rangers. Its been good fun doing the book. The Dons confirmed the 35-year-old had agreed a pre-contract. [8] Brown made his first starting appearance the following week, in a 10 win against Motherwell. I think I phoned Peter Lawwell to tell him what was going on. [80] Brown and El Hadji Diouf, who had played directly against each other on Celtic's right wing, had exchanged words throughout much of the game. [188] Before the end of the campaign, Brown received two foul challenges in which the perpetrator appeared to deliberately stamp on his groin area: Andrew Davies of Ross County was ordered off at the time, with Brown stating "I didn't want more kids anyway" but later adding that "Stamping on opponents when the ball is nowhere near you is definitely not being a hard man or going into a hard tackle";[189] the referee took no action against Steven Naismith of Hearts at the time,[190] but the Scotland forward was later banned by the SFA. Erik Sviatchenko said Scott Brown was the 'fines minister' at Celtic. Their romantic wedding ceremony took place in Cyprus and was attended by just a handful of relatives and close friends. He signed a professional deal in 2002,. [194] Brown was subsequently nominated for the 2021 FIFA Fair Play Award. [195] He suffered this loss only two weeks after Celtic first team coach Tommy Burns had died of the same illness.