He’s one of the most recognisable members of the Tartan Army.
And John Low has been around the world watching Scotland in action, including at several major tournaments.
But as the men’s national team prepares to compete in its first European Championship for a quarter of a century, he’ll be watching from home.
The 75-year-old explained: “I didn’t feel like going to London with all the virus carry on, although I’ve got my jags.
“I’m just going to watch it on TV.
“I was lucky enough when we were qualifying all the time to go around the word.
“Twenty-three years on it doesn’t seem the same without fans there.
“I hope we do well, I think we have a good young team, and hopefully the games against Holland and Luxembourg have given us a bit of confidence.”
With his bugle and tea cosy hat, John – who has been to more than 100 Scotland away games – is easy to spot among the Tartan Army.
He was in France in 1998 when Scotland last qualified for the World Cup, making it to two of the three group games.
He explained: “I didn’t get to the Brazil game but for the Norway game I did hospitality with the Herald, which was more expensive than normal but you did get your dinner.
“I got the Morocco game and there’s a picture of me and 20 other guys with Alex Salmond wearing a top hat.
“We got the train overnight from Paris to Bordeaux and it was good crack.
“When we got off we found a cafe that had been open all night and I lay under a table. It wasn’t the drink, I just needed a kip!”
Scotland managed just one point in France, rounding off a miserable tournament with a 3-0 hammering by Morocco.
At the time, John – who went to his first Scotland game at Hampden in 1962 – didn’t think it would be another 23 years until the men’s side qualified for a tournament.
He explained: “You just took it as normal. We’d been to five in a row, you never thought we wouldn’t be there.
I took my son Johnny to Mexico in 1986.
“On the plane back the Irish team were on board, then the Scotland team got on board too.
“The Irish were in second class with us and Scotland were in first class.
“That was good crack too – it’s had it’s moments.”
