Amid what has been a largely frustrating start to the campaign for Glasgow Rangers - culminating in the exit of Giovanni van Bronckhorst - one notable positive at Ibrox has been the emergence of a number of academy stars into the first team.
The likes of Charlie McCann, Alex Lowry and Robbie Ure have all been handed a chance to impress in the senior set-up of late, while arguably the biggest success story has been that of 18-year-old Leon King, with the highly-coveted teenager having already made 11 league appearances and featured in all six Champions League group stage games this term.
Having such exciting talent coming onto the scene will no doubt be a huge positive as far as new boss Michael Beale is concerned, with the Englishman likely hoping to unearth even more eye-catching prospects from the youth ranks in the coming months and years.
The 42-year-old could seemingly find the Old Firm outfit's next gem in the form of left-back, Kevin Ciubotaru, with the 18-year-old already catching the eye in Glasgow after making the move from the London-based Kinetic Academy back in February.
The teenage starlet has already made eight appearances in all competitions so far this term for the club's 'B' team and the U19 side, notably making six outings in the Lowland League from his full-back berth.
The Romanian youth international - who was previously on the books at Austrian side Rapid Vienna - caught the attention in a recent outing against Bo'ness United last week, showing remarkable skill to weave his way through a sea of bodies down the left flank.
Such a moment of genius will seemingly have come as no surprise to Kinetic co-founder, Harry Hudson, who said at the time of the player's arrival in Scotland: