Finally, there is a game of football. It has been easy to lose sight of what lies at the heart of Newcastle United these past 10 days. In fact, make that 10 years and more of back-page headlines - rarely, if ever, for footballing merit.
If the club's Saudi-led takeover is to become the trophy-laden investment the new owners envisage, that has to change.
On the early evidence, however, the removal of Mike Ashley is not about to make way for a new era of serenity. If anything, the mercury is rising.
Newcastle United fans have partied in the streets since their Saudi takeover was confirmed
Tyneside has felt like the centre of the sporting universe - just without the sport - since confirmation a week last Thursday of the takeover that provides the club with the world's richest custodians, Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund being valued at £700billion.