It's 22 years since Hearts beat Bundesliga giants Stuttgart at Tynecastle but Andy Kirk can still feel the energy as if it was yesterday.
The former Northern Ireland striker recalls the pulsating atmosphere reverberating round Gorgie that evening and insists little else he experienced for club or country could match even though it ultimately ended in an agonising away-goals loss.
Kirk, now Brechin manager, can’t wait to see those special Euro nights return to his old stomping ground after the summer. Robbie Neilson – a second-half sub that night against Stuttgart – has worked wonders to guide the Jambos into a Europa League play-off spot after a third-place finish in the Premiership.
