Fabian Schar is happy to bear the expectation of Newcastle's fans after blasting away the early-season cobwebs with an opening-day piledriver.
The Magpies dominated against promoted Nottingham Forest from start to finish at St James' Park on Saturday but were repeatedly frustrated until the Switzerland international finally beat debutant keeper Dean Henderson with a 22-yard rocket 13 minutes into the second half.
Schar's timely intervention provided the foundation for a 2-0 win which might have been significantly more handsome, boosting already-high levels of optimism on Tyneside following a near £150million-and-counting spending spree since Amanda Staveley's Saudi-backed consortium brought an end to more than 14 years of under-achievement under previous owner Mike Ashley.