Crystal Palace manager Alan Pardew believes he has won the battle to curb his temper on the touchline, after a career that had been tarnished by a series of high profile clashes with his rivals.
Pardew's infamous 'head-butt' on Hull midfielder David Meyler in March 2014 captured headlines around the world, with the FA handing him a three-game stadium ban and a further four-match touchline ban as a punishment.
The Palace boss was also involved in a bust-up with Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger during his time at West Ham and with Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini in his turbulent spell as Newcastle boss, but he is edging towards the end of this Premier League campaign without any high profile incidents of note on his record.
"I have one game to go and I will have a complete clean bill of health for this season so all is well," he told ESPN FC. "I just need to avoid any trouble on Sunday and I can say I have got through the season without upsetting anyone!
"It was something I appreciated I needed to address and we have gone about it in a sensible way. I haven't had anger management lessons or anything like that, but I do have a mentor that I talk to and we discuss various things that can affect me.
"When I feel there has been an injustice in the game, a terrible refereeing decision, a remark said by an opponent or a manager, I have tended to struggle with that in the past. Now I know I have to defuse that rather than let it light the blue touch paper inside me.
"I have had at least 10 moments this season that I could have got involved in something I needed to avoid, but now I just tell myself: 'OK Pards, have a drink and come back a few moments later in a different frame of mind.' It has worked well for me."
Pardew's Palace have a chance to finish in 10th place in the Premier League if they beat Swansea in their final game on Sunday.