Newcastle's players glanced to their right as the Champions League anthem blared out before this match with AC Milan to see the words: "It's Not Beyond Our Wildest Dreams Because We Did Have Some Wild Dreams".
Those were words previously spoken by the legendary former Newcastle boss Sir Bobby Robson, and for a few minutes either side of half-time, those wildest dreams were not beyond the home side or their supporters.
Cut to the final whistle and those wild dreams had been put to bed until next season at the earliest as Newcastle's naivety and lack of energy overcame them.