Mixu

Good luck to Mixu Paatelainen, who quit as the boss of Cowdenbeath this week, when football resumes for his new side TPS in Veikkausliiga (Finland's top division) next April. I'm a firm believer that there are lots of managers in football but few leaders who can inspire, organise and bring out the best in his players such that they perform at a level greater than expected. It's too early to say if Mixu is a leader but the signs are good. He took the Central Park side (who, ok, did include members of his family at times) to success last season and they had made a decent start in division two but today's 1-0 loss up at Peterhead may be the beginning of the end for this chapter in the history of the Blue Brazil.