What a night - the sort of night any football fan lives for. I adored everything about Friday evening.
A busy Ewood Park under the lights for a game against local rivals - it wasn't always pretty but it didn't need to be. What it was, was 11 men playing in their correct positions, working together and working hard for each other. The work rate of many of the players, including the returning Harry Pickering, was exceptional.
At this stage, and with our current league position, it is about results. That being said, as the teams went in at half-time, I uttered: "I enjoyed that" - not something I've been able to say at home often this season.
As the game wore on Preston weren't without their chances, but then again nor were Rovers. It looked like a 0-0 draw would be the outcome, but a moment of brilliance from Eiran Cashin and a wonderful header from Yuki Ohashi sent the stadium into raptures, and me somewhere between feeling like I was going to pass out or vomit.
I couldn't be more delighted for Yuki. He is everything you could want in a player and a person representing your club. He has looked exhausted recently, but the substitute appearances seem to be allowing him to get back to his best.
The celebrations at the end will live long in the memory, and I truly hope they were another boost for the team heading into the final games of the season. We are, without doubt, in a relegation scrap, but have created a little bit of distance between us and the teams below us.
In just over a week Michael O'Neill has created a sense of cohesion, anticipation and hope. He seems to understand both the assignment and the fanbase, and his tenure has got off to the perfect start. Long may that continue.
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