‘Snodgrass can replace Brown’

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Robert Snodgrass can carry Scotland’s World Cup hopes in the wake of Scott Brown’s retirement, according to assistant manager Mark McGhee.

Hull midfielder Snodgrass scored a hat-trick as Scotland opened their World Cup qualifying campaign for Russia 2018 with a 5-1 win against Malta last week, having missed out on his country’s unsuccessful bid to reach Euro 2016. 

After Brown decided to quit international football to concentrate on his Celtic career, Snodgrass was overlooked for the Scotland captaincy in favour of Darren Fletcher, but McGhee insists the Hull forward’s leadership will be vital to their efforts to make it through Group F. 

“He’s a fantastic character, a genuinely nice guy,” said McGhee. 

“He’s a bit of fun so he lightens up the camp as well, but when it comes to the business end, he’s …

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