In the hours before Newcastle United welcome Leicester City to St James' Park for their final home game of the season - there were dozens of Toon supporters already at the ground. From The Woolsey Family from Bromsgrove to Max and his dad from the Netherlands, fans were already starting to gather in anticipation of a game that should see Newcastle secure Champions League football.
Many of the fans were taking pictures in front of the Alan Shearer and Bobby Robson statutes, the eagled-eyed of them spotting Toon legend Nolberto Solano on media duty with TalkSPORT and asking for a cheeky selfie, while others were making the most of the discounted kits on sale at the club shop.
All of them are happy and willing to talk about Newcastle United, Eddie Howe, and a club on the verge of the Champions League. It's a far cry from trying to get people to talk United under the last few weeks of Mike Ashley's ownership - as fans, disheartened at their club barely existing, wanted nothing less than to forget about the 90 minutes of football they had just watched.
