Former Everton and England star Peter Reid probably wouldn't have too many fond memories of his time as Plymouth Argyle manager, but one plus point for him would possibly be the time he spent working with Joe Mason.
During his tenure in charge of the Pilgrims - over the course of the 2010-11 season, as well as the early part of the 2011-12 campaign - Reid found himself paying the club's heating bill and auctioning off one of his FA Cup runners-up medals as Argyle slid towards Administration.
However, Mason's emergence as a first team regular was one of a few bright spots of a season that saw the Pilgrims relegated after they received a ten-point deduction for entering Administration.
"I love him as a footballer, he gets in behind people and stretches them," said Reid of Mason after his first league match in charge at Home Park against Carlisle United.
Sadly for the 'Green Army' and Reid alike, his appearance in their 4-1 defeat final day of the season against Leyton Orient proved to be his last in a Plymouth Argyle shirt to date as financial issues saw him sold to Cardiff City during the summer of 2011, for a fee in the region of £250,000.
Within of his move to the Cardiff City Stadium, Mason was lining up in the 2011 Capital One Cup final against Liverpool and he scored the opening goal in a match which Cardiff drew 2-2 after extra time before losing on penalties.
By scoring in the match, Mason became the first former Pilgrims' player to score in a major final since Mike Trebilcock netted for Everton against Sheffield Wednesday in the 1966 FA Cup final.
It was a feat that Argyle greats such as Paul Mariner and David Phillips never managed to achieve when they appeared for Ipswich Town and Coventry City in the 1978 and 1987 FA Cup finals respectively.
Mason remained with Cardiff during a period in which they changed the colours from Blue to Red and appeared in the Premiership and was loaned out to Bolton Wanderers.
In the current campaign, he found himself amongst the goals - with six in 24 appearances - which alerted him the attention of Wolves who snapped him up, following the £10 million sale of Benik Afobe to Bournemouth, for a fee believed to be £3million.
The sell-on clause is thought to be around 15 % and provides current Pilgrims' manager Derek Adams with a timely boost, as he looks to build on an impressive first season in charge at Home Park, which currently sees Argyle in contention for automatic promotion from League Two.
There is also the possibility that Mason, who has represented the Republic of Ireland at Under-21 level - who he qualifies for through his mother, could force his way into Martin O'Neill's squad for Euro 2016.
