Lennoxtown resembled a bleak winter wonderland as Ange Postecoglou’s squad reassembled for the restart of the domestic campaign.
After trips to Sydney and the Algarve it was time to get back to basics with four SPFL matches to see out 2022 before first footing at Ibrox a fortnight on Sunday.
Just over a week after their interest in the World Cup was ended Cameron-Carter-Vickers and Aaron Mooy were wrapped up for the elements as they rejoined their club team-mates.
Both players might have deserved an extra couple of days to wind down from the intensity of the World Cup but clearly their thoughts are already on Saturday’s lunchtime kick off against Aberdeen.
New signings Alistair Johnston and Yuki Kobayashi won’t be involved at Aberdeen but both players were getting used to the training ways of their new team-mates and the Scottish elements.