It's a good moment for TS.
He's reached that twilight zone of a former top coach's career, where the bigger clubs will always see him as yesterday's man when a job comes up and he will spend the rest of his time in the game trying to manage limited resources and keep an eye over his shoulder for relegation.
Guys like Shaun McRae, Brian Noble, Mal Reilly have all had to go through various humiliations at the end of their coaching careers.
In Smith's case, he's shown that he is still a good coach and the game has not passed him by. Players listen to him and respect him and he does improve players.