Following Tuesday's spirited Devon derby display against Plymouth Argyle, Alan Knill's next challenge as Torquay United manager will be a trip to his former club Scunthorpe United.
Knill has had two spells at Glanford Park, firstly as a player-between 1994 and 1997- and then his most recent stint as manager from March 2011 to October 2012.
Whilst in charge of the Iron, Knill was unable to stop Scunthorpe sliding out of the Championship and when he was relieved of his duties last year, the Iron found themselves in the League One relegation zone.
Shortly before his departure, Knill was involved in an unfortunate accident-which attracted national media attention-when he was out cycling and collided with a squirrel. He was sent crashing off his bike, but- luckily - he escaped from the incident with cuts and bruises.
However, Scunthorpe fans have been asked by the club to refrain from dressing in squirrel attire when Knill leads the Gulls back to Glanford Park for the first time since the 2003-04 season.
As well as Knill, his assistant Chris Brass, who also worked as his number two during his stint in charge at Glanford Park, will be making his return to North Lincolnshire as will Karl Hawley and Damien Mozika, who both served under Knill.
Footnote: When Scunthorpe defeated the Gulls 8-1 during the 1995-96 season at Plainmoor on October 28th 1995, to equal their club record victory, Alan Knill was amongst the scorers for the Iron.
