They say you should never go back, but Michael O'Neill isn't concerned about legacies or being immortalised in bronze.
The worst kept secret in football was confirmed on Wednesday when it was announced that O'Neill has agreed a five-and-a-half-year contract to become Northern Ireland's new manager.
It sees the 53-year-old return for a second spell at the helm, and if it's anything like the first he could well warrant his own statue outside Windsor Park.