Newcastle supporters may well have been drinking since before midday in celebration of their new Saudi owners, but the party that followed was a sobering reality of how far their club has fallen.
For so long the home fans fought the temptation to turn on Steve Bruce. Come the end they could not pass up the opportunity to let the new decision-makers know exactly how they feel.
It was cutting and even felt a little unkind on the head coach, the sound of the Gallowgate End bellowing, ‘You’re getting sacked in the morning’.
Newcastle supporters were in great spirits ahead of Sunday's clash with Tottenham
They did not want it to be like this, though.