Shanghai Port boss Kevin Muscat insisted he wasn't looking any further ahead than the next game amid a clamour for him to take over at Rangers.
And the Australian has been reward with a crucial victory in the Asian Champions League amid escalating pressure on Philippe Clement - the man who landed the Ibrox hot seat ahead of Muscat.
After Michael Beale was shown the door in October last year, then Yokohama F. Marinos manager Muscat emerged as one of the frontrunners and spoke to the Scottish Premiership giants before they opted to go with the Belgian.
Despite Muscat's ally Craig Moore insisting that the door was now closed on a move to the Light Blues, Rangers fans have still floated the potential arrival with the Chinese League season running until December.