"To be fair, if I couldn't have been there that was the second-best thing, and to see them lifting that trophy with those shirts on meant so much.
"I didn't have a clue it was coming, I was sat at home with my mates and my girlfriend and I thought, 'what's going on here?!'
"I had a little lump in my throat if I'm being honest. To see the reaction from the lads was unbelievable."