Stephen McGinn took himself for a saunter on Friday morning - because he knew that evening would be anything but a stroll in the park.
The Kilmarnock midfielder wasn’t wrong. Ninety nerve-ridden minutes began with expectation, moved onto angst and frustration before ending with euphoria.
The 33-year-old has walked the walk in the Championship before - having captained St Mirren to the title in 2017 and battling the drop while on loan at Morton last season.