Brown will have made the big guns take notice

Scott Brown didn’t look out of place at Wembley as he turned on the style against England.

And it wouldn’t surprise me in the slightest if his performance caught the attention of one or two Barclay’s Premier League clubs.

I’d imagine most managers in the English top flight would be well aware of him, and what type of player he is.

After all, he has been at Celtic for years, he’s the club captain and has played in the Champions League several times.

On top of that, he is a recognised internationalist with Scotland.

So no-one would have come away from watching him playing against England asking who the Scotland captain was.

But a few will have still been looking for proof that he could compete against the best England has to offer.

Those individuals will have left Wembley, having taken note of Brown’s performance, and added him to their list of potential signing targets. That’s what happens when you perform well in big matches.

Watching Brown before a ball was kicked as he made his way out of the tunnel, you could clearly tell he was pumped up for the game.

The English lads were strolling out as though they didn’t have a care in the world.

But Brown was pumped up and extremely focussed, and it showed in his performance.

He’s a midfield player who likes to put in tackles and make his presence felt.

However, it was his choice of pass and his ability to retain possession which impressed me most.

Jack Wilshere is an unbelievable footballer and has the potential to go on to become one of the best in the world. Right now, he is possibly as good as anyone England have in the middle of the park.

Yet Brown more than matched him in the engine room. Certainly, he gave as good as he got.

And it wouldn’t surprise me if one or two clubs south of the border start to express an interest in Scott.

When you are playing well in the League for Celtic, it isn’t going to be enough to win you a move to England. Many perceive it as a Mickey Mouse Division.

So if you are going to win a move, you have to do the business in Europe or at international level.

There has been plenty proof of that recently.

Victor Wanyama won his record-breaking move by performing superbly well for Celtic against the likes of Barcelona.

Gary Hooper followed him down to England by producing some big displays in the Champions League.

Maybe Brown could be next?

From Celtic’s point of view, that is the last thing they need, and Neil Lennon wouldn’t want to lose his captain.

And having already lost two of their best players, what would the Hoops support make of another of their stars being sold when there hasn’t been a wave of big-money signings coming in the opposite direction?

Not a lot, I’m sure.

Still, the return of the Auld Enemies’ spat was terrific.

More than anything, it proved some of Scotland’s players are better than many south of Hadrian’s Wall think.