Mark Warburton previously had to contend with his alarm going off at 4.42am in his swanky job as a City banker.
But nowadays, he's more bothered about 4-4-2 in a footballing sense.
Warburton, the Queens Park Rangers manager, has a unique backstory and it is one that is fuelling his drive as he looks to end the club's seven-year exodus from the Premier League.