News | Manager welcomes Ewan Otoo

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James McPake has used his knowledge of up and coming players and his friendship with his former Dundee colleague Darren O`˜Dea to bring in 20 year old Ewan Otoo on loan to the club until the end of the season.

He told the website:-

`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.

`He showed his adaptability against Airdrie. He came on in midfield, he then went left of a back three. He is a good player, a great kid, and he is not somebody that I don`t know. I didn`t know him personally but he played against my youth team and I had watched him plenty. Obviously with the connection to Darren I had spoken to Darren and watched most of Celtic B`s games.`

Ewan`s Dunfermline debut came in 32nd minute of the match against Airdrieonians and after just one day training with his new team mates. James continued:-

`We are delighted to get him in and I wasn`t hoping to throw him on to a game like that but when he went on it didn`t phase him. When he gave the ball away but he was trying the right thing, I don`t mind that.

`I will never criticise the players for trying to do the right thing but if you don`t run about and you don`t fight or when you are on your knees you don`t try and get back up then of course I am going to criticise them because it is not something that me, Dave and the rest of the coaching staff will accept.`

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