Collins hails departing Brown
21 May 2007 - 08:43:44
Hibernian boss John Collins has admitted he will find it hard to fill Scott Brown's boots following his summer transfer to Celtic.
The Scotland international has agreed a £4.4million switch to the SPL champions and showed his new employers what they can expect by scoring Hibs' first goal in Sunday's 2-1 win over Celtic on his Easter Road farewell.
And Collins is not relishing the task of finding a replacement for the highly-rated midfielder during the close season.
"It was the perfect day for Scott Brown as we won the match, he scored a goal and played fantastic," said Collins.
"He's a fans' player and they showed their appreciation.
"It won't be possible to replace him we've got to be realistic. It'll be next to impossible to find the qualities that Scott's got.
"We need more strength in the squad and it's my job to find that."