Changing Room Chat: Mixu Paatelainen on the spot ahead of cup tie

MIXU Paatelainen will be the guest of honour at Central Park when two clubs at which he is idolised do battle in one of this weekend’s most eagerly-awaited Scottish Cup fourth-round ties.

The Finn is revered at Easter Road for his time as a bustling striker there around the turn of the Millennium, while he also returned for a spell as manager after a successful start to his career as a boss with the Blue Brazil. The current Finland manager will take part in a question and answer session in the Fifers’ hospitality suite before Saturday’s match.