Darren Fletcher: I won't be trying to get the captaincy back off Scott Brown, he's done a great job

THEY say the quality of a leader is reflected in the standards they set for themselves.

If thats the case, Darren Fletcher doesnt need the Scotland armband this week. Nor does he covet it.

Because he insists it wont make a blind bit of difference to what he delivers for Gordon Strachan, for his team-mates or for his country.

The 31-year-old has held the role for four different managers and skippered the side in 22 of his 66 caps since taking over from Barry Ferguson in 2009.

However, his enforced two-year hiatus bravely fighting the effects of ulcerative colitis has seen Gordon Strachan hand the reins to Scott Brown in his absence.

Now Fletcher is fit again and firingon all cylinders, re-energised and re-enthused at West Brom under a manager who made him captain on day one.

But that doesnt mean hes arriving in Glasgow today giving it the big I am.

Instead hes looking at ways he can help Brown, not looking at ways to depose him. And hes looking for a way back into a team which no longer guarantees him his status as first name on the sheet.

Fletch said: Im not going to change the way I am. Im not going to do more if Im captain, Im not going to do less if Im not. You have to set an example. People look up to you in the squad. Even if Im not in the team, if Im in the squad I should be setting an example to the rest of the players whoare in the same boat. If I can set high standards like that, theres no reason why anyone else should be any different.

I dont need an armband to do that.

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Darren Fletcher: I won't be trying to get the captaincy back off Scott Brown, he's done a great job