Overview
- Scott Brown, who spoke in an Open Goal interview published Aug. 5, said he had “no time” for coach Peter Grant and claimed he would have left Celtic if Grant had remained on the staff.
- Brown recounted transfer interest from Tottenham after his second season and a reported five-year offer from Newcastle around 2009–10, saying those chances were weighed against the coaching situation.
- He credited Neil Lennon’s arrival with changing the club’s momentum and influencing his decision to remain at Celtic rather than move on.
- Peter Grant responded on GO Radio in the hours after Brown’s interview by saying he was unconcerned, calling the remarks a matter of opinion and noting he has received criticism before.
- Coverage presents the exchange as a retrospective personal clash tied to the difficult Tony Mowbray/Peter Grant period rather than an ongoing dispute, with Brown’s long, trophy-filled Celtic career giving his recollections wider attention.