"If they've ever got an excuse not to go in [to work], it's this."
That was the response of Newcastle United midfielder Sean Longstaff when he was asked about the prospect of Geordies attending work on Thursday, after Wednesday night's 4-1 Champions League win over PSG prompted a party atmosphere on Tyneside.
This was a night that Newcastle supporters had been waiting for, along with Newcastle-born goalscorers Longstaff and Dan Burn.
"It's some night," Longstaff, who is a product of the club's academy system, told TNT Sports.
"I think we knew it was going to be special with the atmosphere but for me and Burny to score on a night like tonight is pretty surreal.