Sean Dyche stood in the downpour, poker-faced. This, he had insisted, was not about exacting revenge.
Watford's visit to Turf Moor evoked many emotions for Dyche, whose time as manager at Vicarage Road was ended with him being sacked in 2012, but he was in mood to show them. Inside, though, he was dancing with delight. He could not have wished for a sweeter reunion.
And this went so well thanks to the man, wearing claret and blue with No 14 on his back, who lit up a horrible night with the kind of performance Dyche hoped for when he persuaded his board to go the extra mile.