The unassuming James Penrice would likely agree his arrival at Hearts in the summer was not greeted with the same fervour as some of his new team-mates.
However, few have injected some much-needed positivity around Gorgie like the former Livingston defender.
A consistent performer and attacking threat down the left, the 25-year-old has made a steady start to life in the capital.
He’s not settling for steady spell, though. Penrice wants his time at Hearts to be special. He wants it to be “remembered”.
“I want the club to do so well,” he told HeartsTV. “I don’t want to come into Hearts and remember, when I finish my career, a time that wasn’t successful. I want it to be a successful time. I want it to be remembered when I leave.”
There’s not been a lot to write home about on the domestic front so far this season, with Hearts currently second bottom in the Premiership, but Penrice doesn’t think it’s all doom and gloom down Gorgie.
“We just need to go and put a good run of form together,” he added.
“It’s just that last bit that we’ve not seemed to crack yet, and I think you saw it against St Mirren. We were brilliant, but maybe at Rangers last time out, we should probably have walked away with something more.
“That’s telling for us going to a place like Ibrox. There should be no fear because we’re a big club and we want to go to these places and and take points.”
Should he and Hearts start picking up points in Glasgow, one of his goals – representing his country – might just be achieved.
“Playing for Scotland is one of my dreams and I see no reason why I can’t,” he said.
“I think it’ll be definitely difficult, it’ll be more hard work, but that’s one of my aims.”
