Scott Brown when he was in charge of Fleetwood Town.
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Former Aberdeen captain Scott Brown has emerged as a bookmakers’ favourite for the vacant manager’s job at St Johnstone.
Brown, who had a trophy-laden career as captain of Celtic, is without a club since leaving his first managerial role at Fleetwood Town in September.
The former Dons captain has moved ahead of Livingston boss David Martindale in the race to succeed Steven MacLean, who was dismissed on Sunday, in the latest odds from bettingsites.co.uk.
Former Celtic and Hibernian boss Neil Lennon has been installed as third favourite with former Saints bosses Tommy Wright, Callum Davidson and Owen Coyle also named among the contenders.
Latest St Johnstone manager odds:
5/2 – Scott Brown
7/2 – David Martindale
13/2 – Neil Lennon
8/1 – Tommy Wright, Robbie Nielson
12/1- Jody Morris
14/1 – Ian Murray, Kevin Thomson
16/1 – Callum Davidson
25/1 – Owen Coyle, Jim McIntyre, David Healy
40/1 – Alex Rae, Billy Dodds
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Former Aberdeen captain emerges as bookmaker’s favourite for St Johnstone job
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