Yeovil Town manager Billy Rowley is eager to meet his boyhood idol Mark Hughes on Saturday – and dent Carlisle's promotion push in the process.
Rowley followed Manchester United as a boy, when Hughes was at the peak of his playing career, helping the Red Devils to win every domestic trophy and the European Cup Winners' Cup.
"Mark Hughes is an idol of mine really, being a young Man United fan, and he was our top striker – the best volleyer of all time," the Glovers' boss told BBC Radio Somerset.
"I grew up watching him in cup finals. He was an unbelievable player. It'll be great to go toe-to-toe with him and chat about football, but obviously I'll need to park that during the 90 minutes.
"We're going to try and take three points off them first. I like this opportunity to go there and upset Carlisle – they're a top team with a great manager and we'll go there with a clear game plan, but we've got to execute it."
Rowley's side, who will have defender Alex Whittle and midfielder Jonathon Page available again after injury when they face third-placed Carlisle at Brunton Park, are looking to recover from a limp performance in their 2-1 home defeat by Aldershot on Tuesday.
Yeovil have drifted to 18th in the table after winning just once in their past five games and are only five points clear of the bottom four.
"That's definitely the worst we've played in the two and a half months I've been here," Rowley added. "The bottom line is we got outrun and outfought and it's the first time that's happened.
"It was important to press the reset button, to realign ourselves with the minimum expectations of playing for Yeovil and playing for the badge.
"When you're looking around the room, seeing people nodding and looking you in the eye, it's pretty clear everybody knows we had a bad day at the office.
"It's something we desperately want to ensure doesn't happen again."