Jimmy Thelin has been blown away as thousands of Aberdeen fans turned out in the city to celebrate their Scottish Cup success.
The unfancied Dons came from behind to draw with Celtic during 90 minutes at Hampden and then held their nerve to sink Brendan Rodgers' side on penalties, goalkeeper Dimitar Mitov the spot kick hero.
It is the first the the Dons have had their hands on the trophy since 1990 and supporters and players alike have been understandably delirious.
It means Jimmy Thelin's rollercoaster first year in charge ultimately ends as a successful one with a finish of fourth in the Premiership along with silverware.
The streets of the Granite City have been mobbed by Dons fans today as the squad paraded the trophy on an open-topped bus.
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Thelin has been taken aback as he explained: “It has been unbelievable, it was much, much bigger than I thought.
“We spoke about team spirit the whole season and why we do it, for them, to be proud of and everyone in the city, who belongs to the city and supports Aberdeen FC.
“It has been an amazing couple of days and it will take a while to sink in.
"It is amazing. It belongs to them and we are here to do everything we can do to put a smile on their face.
“When we travelled around the city on the bus it was unbelievable how many people were there, I didn’t expect that.
“It is so difficult just now because we have so many emotions.
“You can imagine what will happen but it is much, much bigger than that. I almost couldn’t believe it.
“I am so happy for the people and all the effort they did for us now the whole season, travelling.
“Now we can celebrate together and it is amazing.”
