Come next Saturday there will be two managers in the Hampden dug-outs.
One of them displayed an unbelievable will to win as a player, for both club & country. Taking no prisoners and always leading from the front during a career that saw him win league titles and domestic trophies.
He backs every one of his players to the hilt, putting 100% into the job every day, and has instilled a sense of pride in a club that had suffered recently under a former manager who doesn't even compare to the man in the job today.
He's taken his team to the Scottish cup final, and the chance to win some silverwear this season, and will deserve every accolade he gets after doing just that.
Regardless of the result though, he's given his clubs fans hope for the season ahead and managed to create a buzz around the club again.
The manager in the other dug out will be Neil Lennon.