Could it really happen? Could Newcastle United really upset the Premier League apple cart in their first full season since the change of ownership at the top of the football club? After only 12 games, some sections of the St James' Park faithful are starting to dream of European nights so seldom seen on Tyneside in recent years.
The pre-season targets from the outside were a mid-table finish, 10th to 8th, or simply improvement on last year's finish. You can see the goalposts are being ever so slightly shifted as Eddie Howe 's side prove they can actually mix it with the Premier League big boys.
But in vintage Howe style, there is no getting carried away. The message just minutes after Sunday's 2-1 win at Tottenham Hotspur was that of looking ahead to Aston Villa and not thinking too much about the fact the Magpies currently occupy a Champions League spot.
