By his own admission he’s hardly the world’s most enthusiastic party animal. But Steve Clarke is planning to let the nation’s hair down at Hampden tomorrow night when Scotland’s Euro heroes take a bow in front of the Tartan Army after a job well done.
One last Group A outing at home to Norway and this storming qualification campaign will be completed. And then the celebrations can begin in earnest as Scotland’s fans book up their flights for Germany in the summer.
But Clarke is determined to make sure it ends as it started, with a fourth straight home win and another reminder that his side won’t be travelling to the next tournament just to make up the numbers.
Which is one reason why even Clarke, most uncharacteristically, struggled to keep his emotions in check in injury time in Tbilisi on Thursday night when Lawrence Shankland headed home a late leveller against Georgia to bring a three-game losing streak to an end.