As the door to the summer transfer market officially swings open for frenzied business everyone is at the ready for the Great Chase. Taxis have been booked, flights checked for availability, medicals arranged.
It is a time when hope turns to reality. When the dreams of fans reach glorious fruition or are cruelly dashed. When tomorrow is determined today. Agents go into overdrive selling their clients to the rich. The backdoor tapping, carried out by the ten percenters to determine interest, gives way to full throttle approach.
Geordies of course are only concerned about how Newcastle United fare in attempting to bolster their Champions League credentials. We are guaranteed action. Just who, where, and when remains to be determined.