He became an Ibrox hero and won a total of 14 domestic major trophies during his time at the Govan giants.
So it seems unthinkable that if circumstances were different, Brown could actually have went on to represent Old Firmrivals Celtic instead of the Light Blues.
Brown has now told the Let Me Be Frank Podcast that Billy McNeill’s silence after chatting with Brown over a move to Celtic from Dundee was a huge factor in him eventually signing for Gers.
Duffy got a bad injury and there was a Premier League Select team put together (for his benefit game). You’re talking the end of 1987.
“You had Willie Miller, big Alex (McLeish), Jim Leighton, Tommy Burns, Roy Aitken, Davie Cooper and Billy (McNeill) was the manager of the team.
“We went down to the hotel called the Earl Gray down at the casino near the waterfront (in Dundee) after it for a buffet and Roy Aitken comes over and says, ‘big Billy wants a word’.
Duffy got a bad injury and there was a Premier League Select team put together (for his benefit game). You’re talking the end of 1987.
“You had Willie Miller, big Alex (McLeish), Jim Leighton, Tommy Burns, Roy Aitken, Davie Cooper and Billy (McNeill) was the manager of the team.
“We went down to the hotel called the Earl Gray down at the casino near the waterfront (in Dundee) after it for a buffet and Roy Aitken comes over and says, ‘big Billy wants a word’.
Duffy got a bad injury and there was a Premier League Select team put together (for his benefit game). You’re talking the end of 1987.
“You had Willie Miller, big Alex (McLeish), Jim Leighton, Tommy Burns, Roy Aitken, Davie Cooper and Billy (McNeill) was the manager of the team.
“We went down to the hotel called the Earl Gray down at the casino near the waterfront (in Dundee) after it for a buffet and Roy Aitken comes over and says, ‘big Billy wants a word’.
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