James McPake's Celtic connection with Darren O'Dea helped him land Ewan Otoo as he detailed his month chase to land the 20-year-old.
The Celtic B star has made the move to East End Park on loan until the end of the season as he bids to help the Pars land promotion back to the Scottish Championship. The third tier league leaders recovered in stunning fashion after trailing by three goals to comeback and win 4-3 in a thrilling away day win against Airdrie.
McPake and his troops have now opened a seven point gap over Falkirk in the race for the title with Otoo making his debut from the bench. Revealing the details behind landing the Hoops B captain, the Dunfermline boss detailed: “I have known him since he was seventeen. I am very friendly with Darren bring who is the Celtic B manager. Ewan was the Celtic B captain and I have tried to get him for the past month. We eventually got it over the line and again a thank you to the club for that.
