Brown was scathing in his criticism of Shinnie, following this tackle JANE BARLOW/PAScott Brown, the Celtic captain, last night launched a scathing attack on Graeme Shinnie, his counterpart at Aberdeen. A late tackle by Shinnie on the Celtic midfielder during Aberdeen’s 1-0 win at Celtic Park on Sunday left home supporters fearful that the 32-year-old might miss Saturday’s William Hill Scottish Cup final against Motherwell. However, Brown recovered from the challenge and finished the game, with the Celtic captain set to lead his side out at Hampden as they attempt to become the first club to win consecutive trebles. “The ankle’s fine; it takes more than that to keep me down,” said Brown, who was yesterday presented with SPFL sponsors Ladbrokes’ Player of the Year award at Celtic’s Lennoxtown training base. “Was it a bad tackle?

Source: The Times May 15, 2018 22:52 UTC