Pinch yourself. Whisper it. Knock on wood. Cry seven Hail Marys. Whatever it is, stay calm, and don't get overexcited, and definitely refrain from taking anything for granted. But, yes, Newcastle United fans, your Mike Ashley nightmare may be approaching end times.
The light is at the end of the tunnel, and that light takes the form of Sheikh Khaled bin Zayed Al Nehayan, cousin of Manchester City owner Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who has reportedly had a £350m bid for the club accepted by Ashley.
Of course, naturally, obviously this cued up utter pandemonium amongst the Magpies fanbase on Twitter, the majority of which, well, didn't conform to the principles stated above.