Tears, cheers & beers as 100,000 Aberdeen fans greet heroes

“I always knew that this was possible if you won a trophy for this club,” the 33-year-old said of the city centre scenes. “But I didn’t expect it to be as good as what it is.

“This is what I was always desperate to do. It’s phenomenal. You’ve shared it with your team-mates but now you’re sharing it with the city.

“There are close to 100,000 fans and you can see what it means to all of them. It’s a very special weekend.”

Cormack has been part of crowds hailing Aberdeen trophy successes in the 1980s, so also had an inkling about what Sunday’s celebrations would hold.

“This is very special,” he said. “It’s supposed to be raining today and the sun has come out as well. Maybe if I was 40 I might have been swinging off the chandeliers.”

The chairman also paid tribute to Thelin, whose debut season at the club has been one of the most polarised that anyone could have imagined.

Cormack insisted the Swede is at Pittodrie for the long term and is “not a job-hopper”, should his success attract interest from elsewhere.

Certainly, days like this should help convince Thelin to stay where he is.

“It’s been unbelievable. Much, much bigger than I thought,” he said, looking every inch his a man who had enjoyed his evening.

“You imagine what’s going to happen but it was much, much bigger than that. It was actually a little bit surrealistic.

“I’m so happy for all these people and all the effort they have given us the whole season, travelling and the tough times. They have been there every time and now they can celebrate together.”