Gribz 745 Posted June 7, 2009 Share Posted June 7, 2009 Former Scotland manager Craig Brown believes the appointment of Tony Mowbray as Celtic manager would herald a new dawn at the club. BBC Scotland understands that the West Brom boss has been offered the job - but the English Premier League club say no agreement has been reached. "I think Tony would bring a good style of football to Celtic," Brown said. "(His assistant) Peter Grant is also very Celtic-minded, so the fans would get the full package." Mowbray guided West Brom to the Premier League in 2008, but suffered relegation to the Championship after only one season in the top-flight. However, Brown feels the former Celtic defender has the necessary skills to work within a tight transfer budget and deliver success to the Glasgow giants. Tony made a good go of it in the Premier League, but the pull of Celtic is strong "When West Brom lost the play-off to Derby County, they were the better side - Derby County stole it," said Brown. "He might have failed to keep them up, but their budget is tight - which is similar to Celtic. "The problem with Celtic is their finances; Celtic and Rangers have a huge handicap in terms of European competition - the bottom team in the Premiership get �£31.5m, which would be a godsend to Celtic and Rangers. "Tony has has experienced Scottish football and made a good go of it in the Premier League and Championship. But the pull of Celtic is strong. Brown also suggested that Celtic's pursuit of Mowbray represented a more prudent approach by the board. "It's a false economy for Celtic or Rangers to go for a cheap option," said Brown. "If they could break the bank and get someone like David Moyes, it would cost them a fortune. "And while Celtic are a far bigger club than Everton, Moyes is playing in a bigger environment and he has the attraction of a big game every week. "But with Celtic, he would be guaranteed Europe every year and I think Celtic should have paid whatever it would have cost to get him, which would have been an investment." Peter Grant is also very Celtic-minded A dirty mink you mean!!! 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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