"?Mauricio Pochettino's new deal at Spurs is a significant landmark in a role where time has never been the luxury of its recipient.
The Argentine's predecessors Harry Redknapp and Andre Villas-Boas gave Tottenham fans a shed load of optimism, but despite some great moments they were all shown the door and lacked the optimal factor every football manager needs: faith.
Harry Redknapp was the most successful Spurs manager in the Premier League era after guiding the club to two top four finishes but even that wasn't enough to claim Daniel Levy's trust, despite being given a new deal in 2010.
Andre-Villas Boas came to the club on the back of an ignominious sacking by Chelsea, but had bags of potential after winning the treble in his native Porto. He guided Spurs to their record highest points total and he also met his end after a 5th placed finish was followed up by a lacklustre start to the next campaign.
So how does Pochettino break the mould? You could argue he is on the Redknapp path, as the former Portsmouth boss was rewarded with a two year extension to his previous deal after guiding the team to fourth, which was their highest position since the league's inception at the time.
The difference with Pochettino is his monopoly of the entire football club from top to bottom. He is doing fantastic work with the youth systems, he has a great scouting network in place, working closely with Head of Recruitment Paul Mitchell, and possesses a talented and young team - one that he has crafted himself - turning underachievers into dazzlers.
Danny Rose was the subject of groans from Spurs fans before his arrival, now he's set to start for England at the Euros. Erik Lamela was about to be shipped back to Serie A. Now he's one of the first names on the team-sheet.
He has the team playing 'The Tottenham Way' - attacking and combative with the added splendour of defensive solidity.
The Redknapp days were frustrated by wonderful football but calamity at the back, while the Villas-Boas days were usually plagued by a lack of delight at either end (that is unless Gareth Bale was in the line up).
With Pochettino set to lead Spurs to their highest ever finish of 2nd, bar a complete disaster against Newcastle on Sunday, the Lilywhites are now capable of attracting world class talent to N17. With the new stadium also on the horizon, the future is looking particularly bright with this charismatic Argentine in the dugout.