Scott Bain described Celtic skipper Scott Brown as one of a kind, following the news the long-serving club captain will depart Paradise after 14 successful years this summer.

In the face of change, however, the 29-year-old goalkeeper is keen to continue building confidence on the pitch and pushing for success in the final stretch of the season.

“The changes around us have not been that big a distraction for us,” he said. “What will be will be in the future. You can never really plan too far ahead in football because you never know what’s around the corner.

“Everyone is enjoying the training, the games and how we’ve been preparing for games under John Kennedy. The other stuff isn’t something we can affect, we just know we’re enjoying our football under John Kennedy and if we can put in good performances for him we’ll be delighted with that.”

'Over the last couple of games we’ve created a lot of chances by being patient in the way we play and moving quickly through the lines when it’s suitable to.'

Speaking on a personal level, Bain said being in and out of the starting XI this season has been tough, but said his recent run has helped build continuity between himself and his back four.

The goalkeeper believes this in turn breeds confidence in passing from the back, coming off his line and collecting cross balls – all of which can have a positive impact on the players ahead of him.

He added: “I feel good. It’s been great to get a good run of games and build up the confidence. You can probably see from the last three games that we’ve been playing out from the back more, build from the back and keep possession.

"I’m always comfortable playing that way and it’s one of my strengths. That’s given me a lot of confidence and I’ve been enjoying the way we’ve been playing.

“Over the last couple of games we’ve created a lot of chances by being patient in the way we play and moving quickly through the lines when it’s suitable to.”

Scott Bain: We must continue rebuilding confidence in face of change