Witness Barry Ferguson and Alan McGregor sneakily flicking V-signs at the cameras during Scotland’s World Cup qualifier against Iceland on Wednesday.
Benched for the game after an all-night drinking session, the plucky duo set out to exact revenge with this cunning ruse.
Unfortunately, the joke was on them. The pair have been banned from playing for Scotland ever again and suspended by Rangers for two weeks without pay. Ferguson has also been stripped of the club captaincy.
I would love to know how the idea came about. Did they hatch it in the tunnel, having concurred on its hilarity? Was McGregor so tickled by what he saw Ferguson doing he decided to join in himself?
What other hijinks did they consider? Perhaps they toyed with the idea of making fart noises when George Burley took his seat in the dugout. Maybe they sang rude words in the national anthem.
At primary school directing an incognito V-sign at a teacher was a worthy source of humour. Seeing two men aged 27 and 31 doing it is funny for an altogether different reason.