Scott Brown has no interest in reigniting his feud with Joey Barton when they clash as managers for the first time. Rookie boss Broonie takes his Fleetwood team to Bristol Rovers a week on Saturday.
The pair were briefly bitter Old Firm rivals when Barton boasted the Celtic skipper was “nowhere near” his level on arrival in Scotland.
But a 5-1 thrashing for Mark Warburton ’s men at Parkhead was the beginning of the end for Barton’s disastrous Ibrox stay. Having easily brushed off his threat as a player, Brown is ready for Barton the boss six years on in League One.
Yet the Celtic legend insists he won’t be the one turning the game into a personal grudge match. Brown said: “You play those mind games and can do whatever you want as players.
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