Former Fleetwood Town boss Scott Brown is in talks over a surprising return to management with Icelandic side KR in the country’s capital city Reykjavik, according to Fotboli.
The former Celtic captain was sacked in September following a poor start to the season, having only taken over 16 months prior. The Cod Army had only picked up one point from their opening six League One games with his final fixture being a 2-1 defeat to Charlton Athletic.
The role was his first in full time management after retiring as a player and guided his side to a 13th place finish in his first season in charge. As a player he spent 14 years with Scottish giants Celtic during one of the club’s most successful periods, winning four domestic trebles in a row as well as nine league titles in a row during his time at the club. He also had succcess at Hibernian having won the League Cup and spent a period as player-coach of Aberdeen until February 2022 joining Fleetwood just three months later.
Since his sacking he has been linked to several clubs, but has yet to secure a new role until now with the publication reporting that talks are ongoing.
KR are Iceland’s most successful club having won 27 league titles but have found times tough as of late with only one title in the last 10 years and a disappointing sixth place finish in the league last season.
Writer’s View
It is a shocking appointment but perhaps needed for Brown to reignite his career. When you see former players step into management and their first job not go to plan it can often prompt them to rethink whether management is for them. But the best possible course of action, in my opinion, is to return as quickly as possible, perhaps at a club with less pressure.