Adams hot Dons tip as Brown bows out

Aberdeen manager Craig Brown will retire from football management at the end of the season but will be happy to step aside if his successor is found before then.

The 72-year-old will take a seat on the Pittodrie board as a non-executive director, while his assistant Archie Knox will be leaving the club.

Ross County manager Derek Adams is the early favourite to replace Brown but there has been no approach for the 37-year-old, who has a long-term contract offer from County chairman Roy MacGregor.

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