Newcastle United's supporters poured out of St James' Park and headed into the vibrant city centre singing songs of defiance despite the heavy damage inflicted in the defeat to Liverpool.
A rainy night on Tyneside began with a magnificent tribute inside this vast stadium to Sir Bobby Robson who, of course, managed his beloved Magpies and would have been celebrating his 90th birthday on Saturday.
It ended with fourth-placed Newcastle looking nervously over their shoulder towards Liverpool's mini-revivalists, whose second successive 2-0 win - following on from Merseyside derby victory against Everton - leaves them six points behind Eddie Howe's side with a game in hand.