In every football fan there is an inner child that wants to see chaos at every turn.
The voice in our collective conscious that, when a commentator describes an on-pitch bust-up as "scenes nobody wants to see", replies: "Aye, we do."
Even outside of the Gorgie bubble there will have been fans hoping the 'leave it on the stand' campaign from Hearts diehards over the last few weeks would deliver them something worth breaking out the popcorn for.
Desperate to send a message to Neil Doncaster watching on as the SPFL's representative in the Main Stand, they insisted captain Steven Naismith shouldn't lay a finger on the Championship trophy after being relegated around this time last year with eight games still to go.
On the other hand there also remains a weary section of the Tynecastle support desperate not to draw any more attention to a campaign that has featured two cup exits to part-time teams.
Robbie Neilson and his charges couldn't please all of them and so settled for the compromise of Naismith collecting the Scottish Championship trophy after a 3-0 win over Inverness in a very brief trophy lift.
No confetti, no fireworks, but he was joined on the podium by the full complement that sealed promotion back to the Premiership at the first time of asking.
The muted scenes came laced with a bizarre irony that Naismith's team-mates had just turned in one of their better performances of the season, even if the visitors did threaten in the latter stages.
Gary Mackay-Steven notched his first goal for the men in maroon after just six minutes, slaloming through a few Inverness challenges before slotting into the bottom corner.
He'd grab his second later in the first half but not before Aaron McEneff had doubled the lead before the game clock had ticked into double digits.
It comes after months of apathy that a 6-0 win over Alloa the night before Hearts were crowned champions wouldn't shift - especially when they followed it up with a goalless draw at Morton next time out.
Those fans have had too many false dawns to truly believe the win over Neil McCann's Caley is a sign of a corner turned.
But there was plenty to be cheerful for on Saturday afternoon.
Mackay-Steven finally looked like the player the Jambos faithful expected when he joined in January.
His arrival in the capital came when his mates in NYC would have been resting up after the conclusion of the MLS and perhaps a proper pre-season is what he needs.
John Souttar looked back to his best strolling around in the late April sunshine.
And 16-year-old Finlay Pollock's debut off the bench would have been well received - especially given the departure of Harry Cochrane and the uncertainty surrounding Andy Irving, two young midfielders who were both expected to be the club's next big thing at points.
Above all it was the final home game of a season that will be quickly erased from memory.
Naismith's quiet trophy lift to recognise his team's achievement draws the curtain down and signals the start of a summer in which Neilson and sporting director Joe Savage have their work cut out to ensure there won't be a repeat of 2019-20.
