In the space of a season he and assistant Willie Newbigging have brought the coveted top-league trophy to Newtown Park, for the first time in 41 years.
Three draws last month turned Saturday's BU season finisher into a monumental fixture, but the gaffer – who paid credit to Linlithgow – and his heroic players were unflappable.
The community also plans to honour its local heroes - for full details see this week's Journal and Gazette, on sale Friday, June 4.
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