Craig Gordon insists the honour of captaining Hearts is still as great the second time around.
The Scotland goalkeeper was confirmed as the new club captain at Tynecastle by Robbie Neilson yesterday.
The 38-year-old replaces Steven Naismith, who has retired from playing in order take up the role of player development manager.
Gordon wore the armband before in his early 20s before making a record-breaking switch to Sunderland in 2007.
Now 14 years later, he still gets a rush from being skipper of his boyhood club.
He said: “For the second time, it’s a big honour. Everybody knows I grew up a Hearts fan. To come to the club, to play for them, was always a dream.
“To add on top of that winning a trophy and getting the captaincy, it’s been fantastic to come back here and achieve what we set out to achieve.
“Now, on top of that, to have the captaincy going forward is a huge honour for me.
“Absolutely, it’s come full circle. When I left here I was captain, I don’t even know how many years ago that was but it was a while ago.
“To come back, it’s a special place. It’s always a club I’ve looked out for no matter where I’ve been.
“It’s fantastic to get back here and to take that role on and try and improve and add my experience to the younger players coming through, and try and help the guys round about me, that’s the stage of my career I’m at now.
“It’s going to be a very enjoyable part of the last few years that I have left to do that and help some of the younger boys come through.”
