Scottish Cup final/Celtic v Dunfermline:Dunfermline manager Stephen Kenny insists now is as good a time as any to end a wait of almost 40 years for the Scottish Cup - and he hopes he is the man to bring the trophy back to East End Park this weekend.
The last time Dunfermline claimed the silverware was back in 1968, during what proved a halcyon period for the Fife club.
Now, all that stands between the class of 2007 and the trophy is a Celtic team chasing a domestic double after clinching the Premier League title last month.
But, having lost the battle to remain in Scottish football's top flight, Kenny is determined to give something back to the people of Fife and finally allow them to stop reliving past glories.
"The only photographs of people in Dunfermline lifting a trophy are so old they are in black and white," he said. "There's a huge number of people who followed that team in the 1960s but there's a whole generation who have missed out. Winning is a very powerful thing."
Despite relegation, Kenny has been hailed a success since his arrival from Derry City in October. As well as keeping their survival fight going for as long as it did, he has to be given credit for their impressive cup run, which saw them dispose of Rangers, Hearts and Hibernian.
And he is now hoping to take a leaf out of the book of a man hailed as a legend by both Dunfermline and Celtic when he faces his final hurdle at Hampden today.
Kenny said: "I'm not a great reader of books, especially football autobiographies, but I read a Jock Stein autobiography when I moved over to Scotland.
"If you are going to manage a club you need to know what's important to the club. Tradition is very important to the future of a club."
Scottish Cup success would be a dramatic end to what has been a rollercoaster season for Dunfermline but Kenny is under no illusions as to the task ahead.
And he believes AC Milan's success in the Champions League midweek has only served to highlight just how strong their opponents will be today.
"We respect Celtic," he said. "They are a magnificent club. This season they have beaten Manchester United and only lost to Champions League winners AC Milan in extra-time. You have to respect them and we need to have a shape which suits us.
"Have I played a club as big as Celtic in a one-off final? No, I haven't. Without a shadow of a doubt.
"But my players have been tremendous over the last few months. They have played really good football and we have beaten Rangers, Hearts and Hibs in the cup."
Kenny will be without several key players for the final.
Jim O'Brien - on loan from the Scottish champions - has been barred from playing against his parent club, while Tam McManus and Stephen Glass are both cup-tied.
Added to the list of unavailable players is Greg Ross, who is set to undergo a knee operation.
Ross has told Kenny he will be unable to play through the pain barrier despite earlier hopes of taking part in the final.
Gary Mason also misses out through suspension but goalkeeper Dorus De Vries looks set to return from a knee injury and Adam Hammill is back in contention after spending last week on international duty with the England under-19 team.
Celtic are in good shape.
Defenders Bobo Balde (broken leg) and Mark Wilson (knee) remain out of action but manager Gordon Strachan should have an otherwise fully fit squad.
If selected, centre back Steven Pressley will be looking to win the cup with a third team, having been a winner with Rangers and Hearts previously.
Captain Neil Lennon will make his final appearance for Celtic.
"I'll miss pulling on the jersey," said Lennon. "Playing for Celtic was cool. It gave me real status."
The 35-year-old will lead out Celtic against Dunfermline today in his 304th and final game for the club he adores.
After seven years he feels it is time to return to England, where he played in all four divisions over 14 years, with Manchester City, Crewe and Leicester City.
"England is where I lived most of my adult life," he says. But to many, himself included, he will be forever Celtic.
