dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðɪs tˈaɪm, hiː tˈʊk ðə klˈʌb fɹʌmðə θˈɜːd dᵻvˈɪʒən tə ðə fˈɜːst dᵻvˈɪʒən ænd pɹɪsˈaɪdᵻd ˌoʊvɚ ðə tˈiːmz fˈeɪməs vˈɪktɚɹiz ɐɡˈɛnst kˈɛltɪk ɹɪzˈʌltɪŋ ɪnðə wˈɛlnˈoʊn nˈuːzpeɪpɚ hˈɛdlaɪn "sˈuːpɚ kˈæli ɡˌoʊ bɐlˈɪstɪk, kˈɛltɪk ɑːɹ ɐtɹˈoʊʃəs"ænd hˈɑːɹts ɪnðə skˈɑːɾɪʃ kˈʌp.
During this time, he took the club from the Third Division to the First Division and presided over the team's famous victories against Celtic (resulting in the well-known newspaper headline "Super Caley Go Ballistic, Celtic Are Atrocious") and Hearts in the Scottish Cup.