“Nearly had a Peter Odemwingie” – Shane Long reveals odd West Brom transfer revelation
Shane Long has revealed he almost joined Hull City from West Brom six months before he did, and how that nearly resulted in him having his own Peter Odemwingie moment.
Odemwingie enjoyed a successful time at The Hawthorns, but many also remember the Nigerian for his failed transfer to QPR.
Despite the clubs not agreeing a fee, the striker travelled to London without Albion’s permission on Deadline Day in January 2013 in a bid to push through the move, but it didn’t happen in the end.
Shane Long reveals initial West Brom, Hull City transfer failure
And, speaking on Ben Foster’s Fozcast podcast, Long explained how something similar nearly happened to him six months later, as he discussed hiding in the back of a car after thinking he would be moving to Hull in the summer window.
“I nearly had a Peter Odemwingie up there. West Brom signed Stephane Sessegnon from Sunderland and Hull wanted him as well. So for West Brom to get him, they said I could go to Hull. I found out and I was like, okay, if I’m not wanted here I want to go to Hull and play.
“I went up there to do the medical, meet everyone, and agree on everything. I actually drove into the training ground lying on the floor, because the Odemwingie thing happened six months before and I didn’t want to be that guy. I hid but I thought that everything was going through.
“Then West Brom weren’t answering the phone at 10pm. Then I got a call from the gaffer who said, ‘Longy what are you doing’. I told him what had happened and he said you’re not going anywhere. He didn’t know anything about it.
