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Scott Brown's Team Mates: The Celtic skipper dishes the dirt on his colleagues

Scotland midfielder names the future manager and club joker...

Scott Brown on Soccer AM
Image: Brown: Captained Celtic to the title last season

Celtic have won the Scottish Premiership for the last three years and are currently the biggest force in football north of the border.

But what are the Hoops players like behind the scenes? We asked their skipper, Scott Brown, all about his colleagues up in Glasgow.

Who works hardest at training? Who gets dressed in the dark? Read on to find out...

Scott Brown's Team Mates

Best trainer: Definitely Charlie Mulgrew. Day in, day out he works the hardest I’ve ever seen.  He’s always looking for the ball and does extra whenever there needs to be.

Biggest moaner: I’ve got to give that to Kris Commons. He’s a great lad – he definitely wants to become a manager, but is the biggest moaner by far.

Celtic's Leigh Griffiths celebrates scoring during the Scottish Premiership match at Fir Park, Glasgow.
Image: Brown says Leigh Griffiths is known by several names

Best nickname: Leigh Griffiths has got a few. He’s got “The Firm”, “Slaphead”, “Bobby Charlton”, you name it he’s got it! He keeps saying to be that in the next three or four months he’s going to have a new hairdo so I’m looking forward to seeing it.

Hardest shot: Kris Commons. A thunderbolt. Anywhere within 20, 25 yards he’s getting ready with that left or right peg. Some of the goals he’s scored are outrageous, but half the lads dive out of the way because they don’t want dead legs or dead arms!

Worst dress sense: James Forrest. Recently he’s got a lot better, but in the last couple of years it’s been a disgrace. Whatever your mum would knit you at Christmas, he’d wear. He’s got no shame whatsoever.

Most skilful: Probably James Forrest again. I think when he does a stepover half the stand goes with him as well.

The joker: Definitely Charlie Mulgrew. You can’t leave anything lying about on the bus, you can’t leave anything in the changing room, so he’s definitely the one to watch.

Quickest: James Forrest. Over five, six yards I don’t think I’ve seen anyone quicker. When he gets the ball and drives at you, you just don’t know how to defend against him.

Future manager: Kris Commons and Charlie Mulgrew. I think both of them have got the respect of the lads in the changing room. They know what they want to do day in, day out in training. They know how to have fun and when to be serious as well.

And…who’s the longest in the shower?: Emilio Izaguirre. Takes ages, if you know what I mean…