This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit <a href="https://www.nutmegfc.co.uk?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_7">www.nutmegfc.co.uk</a><br/><br/><p>Welcome to a new episode of the My Sporting Hero podcast, part of Nutmeg FC. The home of brilliant football stories – made in Scotland.</p><p>Top content still to come this month for Nutmeg FC subscribers includes:</p><p>* Exclusive columns from the brilliant <a target="_blank" href="https://www.nutmegfc.co.uk/t/nick-harris">Nick Harris</a> and our tactics guru <a target="_blank" href="https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nutmegfc.co.uk%2Ft%2Fadam-clery&#38;data=05%7C02%7C%7Cee0dbc8426f0451551dd08dd5d728f15%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638769468791199241%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&#38;sdata=gsggZoyDr7jtIyJnxplO384I6zeosC3%2Bz%2BRNPb7lBso%3D&#38;reserved=0">Adam Clery</a>.</p><p>* The <a target="_blank" href="https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nutmegfc.co.uk%2Ft%2Fthe-slow-match-report&#38;data=05%7C02%7C%7Cee0dbc8426f0451551dd08dd5d728f15%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638769468791211943%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&#38;sdata=TatLu8SnmHwrhm89Z3nb16w0Pp31OFS0gWuK5LE1PJI%3D&#38;reserved=0">Slow Match Report</a> from Daniel Gray on the second leg of the Premiership playoff final.</p><p>* A three-part investigation by our latest signing Stephen McGowan.</p><p>Only paid subscribers to Nutmeg FC get every piece we produce straight to their inbox – including the full version of today’s episode.</p><p>This time on My Sporting Hero, our guest is Mixu Paatelainen.</p><p>Hailing from an auspicious Finnish sporting family, Mixu became a beloved, no-nonsense striker in his home from home Scotland, most notably at Dundee United, Aberdeen and Hibernian. He won Scottish Cup runners-up medals with all three clubs and helped Hibs win the First Division in 1999. His spell at Bolton Wanderers led to his cult hero status being sealed with a mention in Peter Kay’s classic comedy Phoenix Nights.</p><p>Mixu’s managerial career has taken him far and wide, and his charges have included Cowdenbeath, Hibs, Kilmarnock, Dundee United and the Finnish national team.</p><p>Mixu’s sporting hero is his father and fellow former Finland hero Matti.</p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.nutmegfc.co.uk/">Nutmeg FC | Substack</a></p>