Rewind to just over a year ago when Nathan Jones was sitting in the press conference room at Cardiff City Stadium.
His Luton Town side had just beaten Steve Morison's Bluebirds 1-0 as they bid to secure their place in the play-offs, which they eventually did, of course.
Jones had plenty on his plate, with the magnificent feat of dragging the Hatters into the play-offs still very much at the forefront of his mind. But, of course, there was time to talk about Cardiff City. His beloved Bluebirds.
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Just weeks before, Jones hit the headlines when he made a beeline for the Hatters fans in the stands at the Swansea.com Stadium, celebrating wildly as his team beat the Swans. Notably, there was a far calmer response when he beat Cardiff.
"There's a reason for that," he said with a grin.
Born in Blaenrhondda, Jones grew up as a Cardiff City fan. When asked in an interview by WalesOnline last April if his love for the club still remained, he replied: "Absolutely. I grew up in the Rhondda valley where all my mates were Cardiff fans. I had the chance to sign for Bristol City or Cardiff City and I signed for Cardiff City.
"I worked on the turnstiles when I was an apprentice and then rushed and watched all the games. All my mates came down and then we would all go back and chat about the games. I love Cardiff City.
"I grew up in the Rhondda and it's either Cardiff or Swansea. There's probably more Cardiff fans in the Rhondda valley than Swansea. I want to see Welsh football do well. I played for Merthyr. I want to see Merthyr do well and Newport. It's better when Wrexham, Newport, Cardiff do well."
Jones and Cardiff have had a whirlwind year since then. Jones' Luton failed to reach promotion to the Premier League last season, although they are once again in the play-offs this time around such were the foundations he laid there, however he himself was elevated to the top flight after being appointed Southampton manager in November. His reign lasted only four months, though.
Meanwhile Cardiff have got rid of Morison, Mark Hudson and now Sabri Lamouchi in that time, while battling relegation for a second successive year.
Now, Cardiff are without a manager, with the club having announced that Lamouchi's contract wouldn't be renewed on Wednesday, and Jones is without a job, having been sacked by Southampton back in February, and tops the bookmakers' odds lists for the Bluebirds gig.
Some might join the dots and think it is all falling into place for Jones to return to his homeland. Well, he said last year he would find it very hard to turn down.
"You never know where your career is going to take you," he said. "Here at Cardiff, Steve has just come in and implemented something so he will need time.
"But, look, eventually, you never know. It's not something I can sit here now and say, 'Yeah, it's something I really want to do', but, being home in Wales, I love Wales, I am a very proud Welshman, it's a long way in the future but I would never turn that down."
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