Mixu Paatelainen pulled an Odemwingie to win a Hibs contract and they could do with him now - Tam McManus

The marvellous transfer tale of Peter Odemwingie and his failed attempt to win a move to QPR will never grow old.

But few folk know that we had our very own Odemwingie moment at Hibs 11 years earlier involving a certain Mixu Paatelainen.

The big difference with Mixu’s case was that his bold as brass approach to winning a deal actually worked!

I always think back to this when the first week of pre-season training comes round because there we were in the summer of 2002, bracing ourselves for a pounding on Arthur’s Seat when who walks by but Mixu in his full training gear.

The striker had left us a year earlier after Alex McLeish decided not to renew his contract. He went to France with Strasbourg.

I thought that was the end of it with the big man.

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But there we were 12 months later, Bobby Williamson had taken over by this point, and we were preparing for pre-season in the normal manner with hill runs from hell.

I turned round and clocked Mixu straight away, I thought he must be back on holiday but then noticed his gear.

He’d been through the routine often enough to know exactly where we’d be and had decided to rock up and chance his arm.

He just asked Bobby casual as you like if he could join in the