It remains very early days, but Fulham served up the kind of performance which had them looking every inch promotion material.
Their teamwork was peerless, their conviction unshakeable as they reduced hapless Huddersfield to so much rubble in front of their disbelieving and, ultimately, angry supporters.
Healing the scars of last season's relegation from the Premier League will take some doing, but Marco Silva is promising to write a new chapter after taking over from Scott Parker.
Parker jumped ship for Bournemouth during the summer, yet on this evidence the Cottagers appear a decent bet to make an instant return to the top flight under Silva.