Former Orlando Pirates coach Kosta Papic has revealed what led to his departure from the Soweto giants nearly 16 years ago.
Papic had been given a three-year contract when he joined Pirates at the start of the 2004/05 season to succeed Roy Baretto, but two of those were optional clauses.
The Serbian tactician, who also later went on to coach Soweto rivals Kaizer Chiefs, rarely gets sacked by clubs as he prefers to walk away himself.
The 61-year-old has now explained that his failure to win the Buccaneers a league title is what ultimately made him decide to leave his job at the club.
Despite leading the team to play some scintillating football, the lack of silverware resulted in mounting pressure on him after a promise he made to management and the supporters.
"Nothing cost me my job at Pirates. I decided to leave the club because I did not keep my promise, and I gave another coach a chance to do it," Papic tells snl24.com/kickoff.
"My promise was to win the league, reach the final of a cup, and reach the group stage of the CAF Champions League. Only PSL winner's [medal] was missing."
Having last worked at relegated Black Leopards, Papic refused to comment on his departure from the GladAfrica Championship outfit.
"That is a completely different story, I don't have any comment on it," he said.