Celtic hero Brown was part of a collection of youngsters who went on to glittering things after graduating from the Easter Road academy
had some of Scottish football's most exciting prospects on the books - all at the one time, and all having worked their way through the club's academy eager to make their mark on the senior game. Between them they would lift a host of top flight titles, play in thecolumnist - surely the pinnacle dreamed of by any youngster taking their first steps in the game.
A move to St Johnstone in 2005 proved unsuccesful and, as Brown and Whittaker sealed major Old Firm moves, Dobbie found himself shipped to Third Division Dumbarton on loan. It was the move his career needed. 11 goals in 18 outings caught the eye of Queen of the South, where he netted 55 times in 105 games. That earned a big money move to Swansea City where he became a cult figure and made his English Premier League debut.
Lokomotiv Moscow in 2006 for £1.6m. His form in Russia tempted Birmingham City into a £2.7m move in 2007, scoring on his debut against Sunderland. He dropped out of the team by 2010 and it was revealed in a documentary that he had been serving a ban after testing positive for cocaine. Rodgers didn't hold back earlier in the campaign as key information emerged from behind the closer doors at Celtic ParkThe summer recruitment drive is already underway at Ibrox - and it could go one step furtherThe Hoops boss will have to shake things up for Scottish Cup clash with Kasper Schmeichel rested
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