Newcastle United's team bus had just pulled away when Frank Lampard was whisked through the back door after his final game as Chelsea boss.
And with Newcastle heading up the road happy after sealing a Champions League spot, they'd barely turned off the King's Road before a new threat to their coveted top four status was emerging. Indeed, the final whistle on the season had only blasted an hour or so before when Chelsea were preparing the paperwork for Mauricio Pochettino's return to English football.
Under Poch, Chelsea should be back to full strength again and he will be allowed a summer spend but Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur and Aston Villa will also feel they could be in the mix. Newcastle have thrown down the gauntlet to their Premier League rivals and next season will be tough.
