Didier Agathe tips Shaun Maloney to be Hibs derby hero as he reveals infamous Hearts sitter still haunts him

Didier Agathe is hoping his mate Shaun Maloney can get it right first time at Tynecastle for Hibs unlike him.

The ex-winger is heading to Thailand to continue his coaching career in the Far East.

Before he gets there, he hopes Maloney has gone to Gorgie and proved himself king in the east of Scotland.

Agathe didn’t manage that himself as, although he wasn’t a Hibs player for long, he was around long enough to know how a Capital Derby can shape opinions.

Signed from Raith Rovers in 2000, he was plunged into a debut at Tynecastle and had a nightmare as he missed an open goal to seal a win.

Agathe went past Steven Pressley before rounding Antti Niemi to leave himself a tap-in, only to lose his footing and fluff the chance.

Incredibly, after being hooked after the hour for Record Sport columnist Tam McManus, he went onto score four in his next two games for Alex McLeish’s men against the Dundee teams to seal a quickfire move out of Leith to Celtic.

Agathe felt he had to do something after the Tynie torment as he explained: “If you win these games you can become a hero. I suppose some people will say if you lose them you are no good, but that’s the game.

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“I played in one derby for Hibs against Hearts