From electrical faults in the Auto Windscreens Shield to the electricity of a European night, David Moyes feels it is fitting how he will hit 1,000 games in football management this evening.
Moyes will see in the milestone with West Ham in Genk, hoping they can become the first English side ever to win their opening four Europa League group games without conceding.
His journey started in January 1998, a soggy Tuesday night tie in the Auto Windscreens Shield at Macclesfield which Preston won 1-0, despite a power failure causing the floodlights to dim.