Craig Brown is to take over at Aberdeen after late night talks with Dons chairman Stewart Milne triggered the resignation of the former Scotland bo s from Fir Park.Brown had knocked back an approach from Aberdeen on Tuesday to succeed Mark McGhee, but in an unexpected u-turn, the former Scotland bo Mykal Walker Jersey s has had a change of heart and is to take over at Pittodrie alongside a sistant Archie Knox.The seventy-year-old coach will be replicating the journey made by his predece sor at Fir Park, McGhee, after he left Motherwell to become the new Dons bo s only eighteen months ago.Motherwell will be bitterly disappointed with their managers decision to jump ship, especially after Brown had been so keen to display his loyalty following Tuesdays initial approach from Milne. Brown told BBC Scotland on Wednesday of his content at the Lanarkshire club.Were happy here working with Motherwell. Theres a lot happening at Motherwell and were up for that challenge but were very flattered that Aberdeen wanted to have a word with us.Milne is of the belief that despite the toxic nature of the Pittodrie hot-seat, he can offer greater flexibility and resources than Browns current employers can, and is attracted by the prospect of snatching one of Scottish footballs most respected and rated management teams.The fact that both Brown and Knox are currently working without a contract has also encouraged Milne, with all parties keen to negotiate a concrete wage deal.Back when McGhee took over from Jimmy Calderwood last summer, Deion Sanders Jersey finance was in place, allowing their new manager to make the signings he wanted to reinvigorate an ailing squad.Players arrived and players emerged but McGhee, even with his legend status at the club propping him up, failed to win over the fans and was living on borrowed time towards the tail end of his reign.It has become known recently that there has been tension between Brown and Motherwell chairman, John Boyle, behind the scenes over the financial future of the club, with the size of the James Vaughters Jersey playing squad a major concern.By Wednesday afternoon, Brown had begun planting the first seeds of doubt in minds over whether he would stay true to his word, and remain at Fir Park.We took a call from Stewart Milne saying that he respected our decision, but he asked if we would reconsider. It would certainly be a big wrench to leave Motherwell.Im not putting a gun at Motherwells head, but we have three players out of contract in January and, if we thought we werent able to keep them, then it would be quite depre sing for us. There is also at least one other guy we would like to sign.But if it is finance Brown is looking for in upping sticks for the North-East, his wisdom is questionable.Aberdeen have felt the brute force of the squeeze on Scottish football finance and any signings Brown makes at his new club, will be secured on a shoe string. Brown faces an even more daunting task than his predece sor did on arrival at Pittodrie.This appointment has been shrouded in confusion and uncertainty and as of yesterday, the saga made tangled reading.Although Brown never explicitly stated that he and Knox had been offered roles at Aberdeen, the Dons categorically denied yesterday that they had even identified their principal candidate.The situation at present is that we are undertaking due diligence on a limited Josh Rosen Jersey number of potential candidates, but we are not yet at the stage of making an offer to anyone.As has been widely reported, as part of this proce s, we inquired whether Craig Brown and Archie Knox would be interested in the po sibility of coming to Aberdeen, and that is as far a it went.But it is evident by Milnes persistence that Brown and Know had in fact been marked out as the prime contender. And their perseverance has paid dividends.Brown Duron Harmon Jersey s decision will be analysed and scrutinised, and probably criticised, from his perspective over the coming days.But from an Aberdeen point of view, they have recruited a manager who is best qualified to revitilise a club that is both financially and emotionally drained, and rescue them from the perils of a potential relegation battle.Motherwell have come a long way from the side that floundered under Jim Gannon, but have a right to feel bitter over events that have unfolded over the past few days.Many will consider Browns move to be a horizontal one and one has to question what his motives are on taking such a long-term job at 70.But Well fans only have a week to wait to vent their frustrations at Brown as Motherwell travel to Pittodrie to face Aberdeen a week on Saturday. It will be a novelty in itself that the visiting fans to Pittodrie will be the ones making their anger known.
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