As Plymouth Argyle stand on the brink of a new era, as takeover talks for the ownership of the club near the brink of conclusion, we take a closer look at a player who could have a big impact for the Pilgrims in the years to come.
Many young wannabe footballers grow up with the dream of playing for the home town club before going on to achieve hero status amongst the fans.
For Plymouth Argyle striker Joe Mason that dream has been realised, and he is still yet to celebrate his 20th birthday.
Since making his debut at home to Sheffield United last season, Joe became selected more frequently by the Pilgrims' then manager Paul Mariner.
The young Pilgrim continued to progress following the appointment of Peter Reid last summer and, following the sale of Bradley Wright-Phillips to Charlton Athletic, he is currently Argyle's leading scorer with seven goals to his name.
Peter Reid breathed a sigh of relief when the youngster turned down a potential £200,000 move to Swindon Town during the January transfer window.
After snubbing the Robins, Joe revealed his desire to help the Pilgrims out of their current plight, which was seen them placed deep in the League One relegation following a ten-point deduction for going into Administration.
Joe has also received international recognition from the Republic of Ireland, whom he qualifies to play for through his grandmother, at Under-21 level. He has received two caps to date and was recently named in their squad for their upcoming friendly against Portugal.
During the current campaign, he has been joined in the Argyle squad by fellow youth team products Curtis Nelson and Jack Stephens, which will hopefully give Peter Reid a nucleus of young talent to work with once the 2010-11 season is out of the way.
