Henderson says Scott Brown would be good mentor for Menzies!

JOHN HENDERSON joked that ex-Scotland captain Scott Brown could be a good inspiration for Cammy Menzies.

The Huntly hero revealed that Broony was a great help to him as a motivator after he won the World Cup for Scotland.

Hendo, 53, saw the ex-Celtic captain during a Modus/MDA Exhibition at the Corn Exchange in Edinburgh last weekend.

Brown lost a challenge match with Ross Smith and Henderson said: “It was good to see Broony. He's some boy.

“You see his aggression on the football park. But off the football park he's such a lovely lad. He did give me some good advice on how to prepare for things back in the day.

“Obviously I was going through a bad time. I used to phone him. He used to phone me.

“He was so good to me for self-belief and confidence. He’s just riddled with it.

“And obviously watching him play for Celtic and Scotland, he was full of confidence. So it was good to keep in touch with him, which helped me massively. And it was good to catch up with him.

“Even to see him throw some darts up. That was different. He can play a bit.

“I think he'll probably stick to the football point of view. It's not a bad thing to have a Scotland and Celtic captain giving you motivational tips.

“After the World Cup it was brilliant. I got so many messages after the World Cup from all the sports stars.

“But to get one off one of my heroes was just a bit special. To get a text from Scott Brown, it was just phenomenal. It's good that we've kept in touch ever since.

“We meet up now and again. So it's good. It was great to see him at our darts exhibition where he was in my environment.

“Ross gave him a 500 point start. He still got the better of Broony. He enjoyed it.”

Cameron Menzies and Alan Soutar begin their Grand Slam title bids over the weekend.

Menzies has had his issues on the big stage and Hendo reckons Brown could help him too.

He added: “I’m sure he wouldn’t take advice from a former Celtic player being a Rangers fan. Only joking!

“Cammy’s had his demons in the past, but he's working hard to get over them as well and doing it on the big stage.

“He deserves to be there and hopefully he does go on a good run and that'll give him the confidence to kick on in his career. It's a great set-up for the Worlds this year and hopefully he has a good run.”

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