INVERNESS captain Sean Welsh knows this could be his last chance to make a Scottish Cup Final.
The midfielder will proudly lead out his Caley Thistle side to take on League One Falkirk in today's semi-final.
He is now in the twilight of his career and at 33, playing for a second tier club he is well aware opportunities like this might not come along too often.
Welsh also wants to make up for lost time after missing the last semi-final, which Inverness lost to Hearts, through injury.
The skipper said: "It's massive for me, this will probably be the last chance I have to get to a Scottish Cup Final.
"Unfortunately I missed the semi against Hearts last time, so it's an opportunity to finally do it.
"I was devastated to miss the 2019 semi-final, it was my first season here and I was having a good time." Welsh ironically goes up against his former club this afternoon.
He left the Bairns for what he thought would be a short stint in the Highlands.
Some five years later he is still there and a central figure with Billy Dodds' play-off chasers.
He owes Caley Thistle for helping to breathe life into his flagging career.
Welsh said: "I had come here from a short spell at Falkirk, which came on the back of a really bad injury, so it was good to come here. I thought I was coming here as a stop-gap but it has been five years now and I've loved it.
"My career was a bit lost at the time but it has rejuvenated me.
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