The Celtic anomaly Scott Brown plans on using pre-season French trip to solve

dailyrecord.co.uk:

Scott Brown admits getting used to no fans at games is going to take a while. The Hoops star is used to Celtic supporters following their side around the world, even for meaningless pre-season friendlies.

Brown and the rest of the Celtic squad are going to have to get used to an empty Parkhead for the beginning of the new campaign, but the veteran insists it won't change how Neil Lennon's side play.

He has backed his players to prove they are fitter than their opponents and believes the friendlies in France will provide his side with the opportunity to get over the weirdness of empty stands.

He told the official Celtic website: “Playing with no fans is something we’re not really used to. Even the friendlies we normally play at the start of.