Cammy Devlin wants to celebrate the greatest moment of his footballing career tonight - by making amends for the worst.
The jubilant Jambo was on top of the world on Monday after receiving a phone call from Australia manager Graham Arnold confirming his spot for Qatar. Devlin broke down in tears after receiving news and admits the 15-minute wait to discover his World Cup fate after Arnold had teed him up with a text was the longest of his life.
But the tenacious midfielder won’t be hanging around against Rangers this evening as he looks to make amends for the red card that dropped his Hearts team mates in the mire in last month’s 4-0 defeat to the Ibrox outfit. Devlin admits that “silly, silly” tackle caused him sleepless nights. From that gut-wrenching low to the stomach churning high of a place in the Socceroos squad, it’s been a month-long rollercoaster of emotion for the 24-year-old. And he said: “It’s been a nerve wracking couple of weeks.