When thinking about Celtic teams from the mid 2000s up until a couple of years back, the first player that springs to most people's minds is Scott Brown.
The tough tackling captain became the first name on the sheet for the Bhoys over his 14-year career at Celtic Park and his love for the jersey made him a fan favourite.
The former Scotland international was Celtic's leader of men in the engine room and never backed down from the physical side of the game. From tussles with the likes of El Hadj Diouf and Ryan Kent during Old Firm Derbies, to scoring some important goals, it's no wonder why he is held in such high regard amongst the green side of Glasgow.
After retiring in 2022, Scott Brown started his managerial career and is now in charge of Ayr United in the Scottish Championship.
Despite now being 38-years-old, Brown bizarrely looks younger than he did for most of his playing career.
Scott Brown opens up on real reason for shaved head
After the first lockdown, Celtic released photos of their skipper with a full head of hair, and with many fans believing he opted for a hair transplant, Brown has now revealed the real reason for his new look.
Speaking to BBC Scotland, the Ayr manager reveals that his bald look was entirely for intimidation purposes.
It's 100 per cent all my hair. If you want to touch it, feel free
(I did it) to intimidate people. It worked quite well if I'm honest. During Covid the kids asked if I actually did have hair and I wasn't 100 per cent sure if I actually could grow it or if I had a receeder.
So I thought 'we'll give it eight, nine weeks', and it started to grow. I always had really thick, Brillo pad hair. No style to it whatsoever but it just grows out like a tennis ball.
I ended up getting my first pictures going back to Celtic after Covid. Got the pictures with hair and then shaved it for the first game.
So you can imagine the media team were not happy with me.
🗣️'It's 100% all my hair!' 😂
Ayr United head coach Scott Brown on why he would shave his head during his playing days 💇♂️⤵️#BBCFootball pic.twitter.com/WO5AKW6w7A
— BBC Sport Scotland (@BBCSportScot) March 28, 2024
As can be seen from the above interview, Brown does in fact look even younger, but it goes to show the lengths he went to during his playing days to get an upper hand on his opponents.
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