One false move and you suspected the tears might start.
As a jubilant and visibly emotional Russell Martin unwrapped what he'd just seen, he cut the figure of a man with an entire city on his shoulders. A man bursting with pride at giving his supporters a day that they will never forget.
"It means so much to everyone," he said. "We all watched the supporters leaving the stadium on the buses earlier, and we watched a video that had been put together by the analysts and the media team.