Three deeply emotional moments at Ewood Park

There were three fabulous moments away from the actual play itself at Ewood Park this afternoon and for this old fool they were emotional and thoroughly moving.

It was a truly great sight to watch Dimi’s free kick sail over the Rovers wall and into the top corner – a sublime moment of magic – but what followed was quite fabulous.

The midfield maestro clearly only had one thought on his mind following the goal: “Where’s the boss?” And with that he made off to the touchline and the dug-out where he shared an emotional embrace from our managerial mastermind.

As the top man in the dressing room it was a great insight into the esteem this manager is held in by the players after just seven months in the job.

The second moment came midway through the second half when – although we have heard muted versions at the Boleyn – for the first time in many years the manager was saluted with his own chant louder than at any time in a long time.

It was great to hear from the 8,000 travelling faithful ‘Super Slav, Super Slav Super Slaven Bilic ringing around the ground’ THANKS ALL OF YOU.

But it was Dimi who produced the most heart-tugging moment of all when he went over the Claret and Blue Army after the game and selected one little lad to be the lucky recipient of his shirt, ruffled his hair and said something along the lines of “There you are son, that’s for you.”

Such great days to see the fans, players and manager as one and what a difference to the way things were just a year ago.