Premier League cult hero Peter Odemwingie reveals all about THAT notorious failed deadline day transfer to QPR – and opens up on his transfer into golf

Premier League cult hero Peter Odemwingie has opened up on his notorious failed deadline day transfer to QPR. 

In January 2013, the London membership have been secretly battling to safe the West Brom striker’s signature and Harry Redknapp informed him to remain hidden in a lodge close to the stadium in case the deal was accomplished in time.

Everybody was left baffled, then, when Odemwingie rocked up at QPR’s Loftus Highway stadium uninvited in a gross misunderstanding of the scenario.

‘It is a new chapter to start out in my life,’ he declared from his automobile. ‘I like West Brom and at all times will. I feel each soccer fan is to see if we will make it. or not. I am very optimistic about it.’

Odemwingie had arrived believing that the 2 golf equipment had agreed a charge, however that wasn’t the case.

After making the 125-mile journey from West Brom to QPR in 2013, Odemwingie was refused entry by the west London membership, who had but to safe an settlement with the Baggies.

The Nigerian was left ready round within the automobile park alongside reporters for the ultimate moments of the deadline and in the end by no means accomplished his transfer to Redknapp’s facet.

In an interview with the Guardian this week, Odemwingie mirrored on the incident saying: ‘He (Roy Hodgson) made a couple of feedback that I could not settle for they usually behaved childishly as a soccer membership. 

‘When it got here to QPR, all people else’s repute was extra necessary than mine. They set out phrases for a way the deal might occur. I accepted the phrases and went to London. That is it.’ 

Requested what it felt driving again to West Brom after the moved did not materialise, he added: ‘I am a man with pleasure however I’ve a very good coronary heart so I knew that it will move. 

‘It was arduous as a result of I used to be indignant and it was a very robust interval to undergo. It was very embarrassing in some ways. However then I noticed folks for what they’re.’ 

Now 43, Odemwingie has turned his consideration to golf and just lately performed on the Clutch Professional Tour. 

‘It is unbelievable. I by no means thought I might get so obsessive about this sport,’ he informed the identical writer. 

‘I did not like golf initially as a result of I believed it was a bit sluggish – I used to be a striker who appreciated to dash and rating objectives 

‘However what attracted me was the problem and attempting to grasp it. The psychological facet of issues might be the toughest half.’