Lewis Stevenson, Hibernian's longest-serving player, was given the honour of captaining Hibernian on his 250th appearance for the club last weekend.
The Kirkcaldy-born defender has never been the most vocal member of the side but he firmly believes he can lead by example.
The 27-year-old said: "It was a nice gesture by the manager. It was strange to lead the team out and was a great honour to captain Hibs.
"I'm not one to take centre stage. I sit back and let people do their thing. No manager has tried to force that role on me - I don't think I'd be taken seriously if I tried to do that. I try to lead by example."
Appearance No.251 for Stevenson is a tantalising one as Hibs travel to face a crisis-torn Rangers this evening, having already dismantled the fallen giants 3-1 and 4-0 this season.
Having experienced crushing blows during his time at Hibs, including last season's relegation and two Scottish Cup final hammerings, Stevenson believes Rangers could be in the midst of a crisis of confidence which will be hard to shake off.
He said: "The Rangers players don't become bad players overnight, once they get it right they will be a good team. It's tough when confidence is low. You feel you can't do anything right and it doesn't come back straight away, it needs a build-up.
"It could take a couple of months or a couple of good performances. Hopefully it doesn't start against us."
An eerie atmosphere is expected at Ibrox as Hibs look to leapfrog Rangers into second place in the Championship, with protests against the board expected outside the stadium.
You could forgive Stevenson for getting a sense of deja vu after the way last season ended at Easter Road, with fans rallying against chairman Rod Petrie following the club's relegation.
He added: "We had it a few times last season and it wasn't nice, but you can understand it. Easter Road was a hard place for us to play and I don't know if maybe Ibrox is becoming like that for Rangers.
"We have to try and keep the crowd on their back. We need to frustrate them and use it as a tool for us."
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