St Mirren manager Stephen Robinson is looking to secure his side's spot in the Scottish Cup semi-final and see off a Partick Thistle side helped on by the man who first brought him to Scottish football.
Ian Baraclough is Thistle's director of football and the pair will face off on Sunday night, 11 years on from when they first worked together.
Baraclough brought Robinson to Motherwell as his assistant where he stayed on to work under Mark McGhee.
The 51-year-old has been in Scottish football for most of the time since then, outwith spells in England with Oldham and Morecambe.
"He will be a massive person to speak to for Mark [Wilson] and Mark will be bouncing things off him all the time, I would imagine," the Northern Irishman said.
"Ian's been there and done it, he's managed at international level as well.
"He gave me my first opportunity in Scottish football when he brought me in as assistant of Motherwell so I have a lot of time and respect for him.
"He hasn't spoken to me for a few weeks, to be fair, so he's gone very quiet. We'll see what he's got to say for himself on Sunday night."
