INSIDE the tiny confines of the old Belle Vue changing rooms the walls reverberate with the sound of Old Faithful.
The year is 1999, and after 12 attempts, Hull FC have finally won their first game of the year.
The sound is deafening. For a scrawny 16-year-old who had only made his debut two weeks earlier at Headingley, it was a sweet moment.
Over the years, the voice has become louder as Richard Horne has matured from a highly-regarded teenage academy star, to one of the greatest servants the club has ever had.
Statistics can mislead, be caressed into many interpretations. And yet, his 386 appearances for Hull and 134 tries are undeniable.
Providing an ideal bookend to his career, Horne tonight brings his playing days to a close against the same club as where it all began in Leeds.
A fitting performance is high on his agenda, but when it comes to the crux, Horne just wants an opportunity to belt out that winning song one last time.
"It's fitting I'm ending with Leeds like I started, but unlike my debut hopefully this time we come away with the spoils," Horne told the Mail.
"I hope I get to sing Old Faithful one last time as a player in our changing room. Whatever happens I'm determined to go out there and enjoy the atmosphere and the game."
The decision to retire was not an easy one. Horne had hoped to play one more season, but the realisation it was one year too far took hold and a difficult choice was made.
With time to acclimatise to his decision, the focus has been on savouring each moment.
"I've had time now to get my head around it and I've been feeling fine this week about it being the end," added Horne.
"I am sure just before kick-off it will probably get to me a little bit, though.
"I've made sure I've enjoyed it for every moment I've had left. I'm sure it being my last game will be on my mind right up to kick-off, but as soon as you cross the white line you concentrate on doing your job.
"We want to get the right result and for me it would be a good way to sign off with a win against Leeds. We're focused and ready to do a job."
That focus and determination sums up Horne, who in his 16 years has been a source of little if any anguish for any of a procession of different coaches.
With a professional approach which should be copied by many of the club's aspiring players, even in his final weeks it was a case of putting the club first.
"I picked up a bug last and on the day of the Huddersfield game I woke up and felt shocking," explains Horne.
"I was gutted because I wanted to play every game that I could, but I knew if I had played I wouldn't have done myself justice and it wouldn't have been right for the team either.
"If I had played it would have been for selfish reasons and that's not fair on everyone else."
And so a last away game went begging, but there's no way Horne will miss tonight's last hurrah.
Regardless of the result, an emotional and proud night is in store for the stand-off.
"I certainly feel lucky," said Horne.
"I have had some points in my career where I haven't felt so lucky.
"When I injured my neck, wondering how I was going to react to getting diabetes, they weren't great times.
"I managed to stay mentally tough and come back, and that mental side was always the main thing for me.
"I have come through those times stronger and I feel fortunate to have had such a long time in the game.
"I've played for my country, won the Challenge Cup for my hometown club, and played for 16 years in Super League, you can't argue with that."
