Armenia. In the Nations League. At a heartbroken Hampden. Only one week after the agony of missing out on a place at the World Cup. In the pouring rain.
If ever there was a stab-a-fork-in-my-eye moment for Steve Clarke and his players then this was surely it.
Three years to the day that it all began for the manager with a slender, unspectacular 2-1 win against Cyprus.