Birmingham City are prepared to offer Eric Black the full-time manager's job to stop him following Steve Bruce to Wigan Athletic.
But they are also holding out the scenario that if he stays as caretaker and does well he could end up becoming a Premier League boss in his own right.
Gold knows the former Aberdeen player's one previous attempt at management ended when he was sacked by Coventry despite an unbeaten run. And he's hoping a tug on the heartstrings will be the best way to stop Black leaving Birmingham in total limbo.