It promised to be a frantic final day hoisting players up and down the Ashton Gate roof with Bristol City hoping to sign four players.
When the clock struck 11pm, two new faces came through the door including one of the coups of the transfer window following the arrival of Anis Mehmeti. His arrival alone will be regarded as a brilliant piece of business in the wake of Antoine Semenyo's move to Bournemouth.
Just to add the icing on the cake, City's forward options were further bolstered with the arrival of Luton's Harry Cornick with the club doing their best to tease supporters and journalists alike with the late announcement.