Brown is ‘embarrassed’ to get award

Published on Friday 10 February 2012 00:00

Aberdeen manager Craig Brown says he is “embarrassed” to be Clydesdale Bank Premier League Manager of the Month.

The Dons were undefeated in January, beating Dundee United at Tannadice and drawing against Rangers and Kilmarnock before moving into the top six with a 1-0 win over Dunfermline. But Brown felt Celtic manager Neil Lennon should have won the prize after continuing a three-month run of domestic victories.

Brown said: “The award is a surprise and a bit of an embarrassment because Neil Lennon has won every match. I was told that I won it because of where Aberdeen came from. We are doing our best to proceed. We have got various constraints at the moment through injuries. Last time I won the award, two years ago at Motherwell, was more understandable because we had won every game in January. I hope we can repeat what happened then because I won it in February as well. We have to push on and try to consolidate in the top six.”

Brown has a lengthy injury list for tomorrow’s game at Hibs but is hopeful Youl Mawene and Clark Robertson will return.

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