The wait is almost over for Fraserburgh.
Their date with destiny is upon them as they prepare to welcome Rangers to Bellslea Park in the fourth round of the Scottish Cup tonight.
The 10 days following the postponement of the original tie on January 21 must have felt like an eternity for Broch manager Mark Cowie, but all good things come to those who wait.
More than 100 volunteers turned up at Bellslea to try to stop the hard frost from taking root on the pitch and Cowie, who was among them, has not forgotten the efforts of everyone involved.
They will be uppermost in his thoughts tonight.
He said: “I was there from lunchtime until around midnight and the work everyone put in was unbelievable.
“It was humbling to see so many people giving up their time to try to get the game on. Sadly it wasn’t to be but I couldn’t be more proud and, as manager of their club, I’ll be trying my best to ensure the players give them a night to remember.”
Cowie has stopped short of promising a shock cup upset but he does expect to see his players do the Buchan club proud in front of a sold-out home ground and worldwide television audience.
He said: “I’m not going to say we’re going to win, that would be daft. It would take every Rangers player to have a stinker and every one of my players to produce the best performance of their careers for that.
“But what I want is for people to say the Broch are a good side at the end of the game.
“That we worked hard and gave it a go. In a game like this what matters is how we play and whether we can make people proud. That’s what we’re aiming to do.”
The Bellslea manager added: “The media interest in the club has been huge since the draw was made. Everyone came to talk to me and the players because we present the chance of an upset. This is a great occasion for the town and everyone associated with the club but knocking Rangers out of the cup would be a fairytale ending and they don’t happen often.”