Well there you have it.
What used to be the annual Sky Sports transfer extravaganza, was all over again by 11pm.
The days of Jim White seem long gone, not that these days were ever enjoyable for long suffering Newcastle United fans under Mike Ashley.
Marc Guehi didn’t make the switch from Selhurst Park in South London to the much bigger park at St James’ in Newcastle. Leading up to the final day of the window, I think we all knew that this deal was a dead duck anyway.
Crystal Palace’s noisy fans rejoiced that “their Marc” will now get a move to a much ‘bigger’ club in the future, even though Marc Guehi will go for a hell of a lot less than what we were offering. Talk about knowing your place and being lackies to the Premier League Septic Six eh?
For what it’s worth, I 100% don’t think we will ever now see Marc Guehi wear our famous black and white stripes.
We now move on to the biggest game of of our opening three Premier League fixtures.
On Sunday we will entertain visitors Tottenham Hotspur, who just like us have aspirations and ambitions of a possible Champions League place.
I think this fixture is going to be a lot closer than it has been in the previous two seasons. They resulted in 6-1 and 4-0 thrashings of Spurs of course.
When it comes to the Newcastle team v Tottenham, I would like Eddie to start with both Flash (Anthony Gordon) and the Barnestormer (Harvey Barnes) in this game.
Our very own Rolls Royce Alexander Isak is due a goal and I’m backing him to open his account for the season against Spurs.
I am sure that Eddie will go with a midfield three of Sandro Tonali, Bruno Guimaraes and Joelinton. He’ll get no complaints from me if he does.
The back four is more difficult to predict but I’m going to stick my neck out and say Eddie might go with Tino Livramento, Emil Krafth, Dan Burn and Lloyd Kelly.
That would leave Lewis Hall on the bench. ready to come on and bolster our left side if need be.
I would like to see Nick Pope be a little bit more commanding when dealing with crosses and set-pieces, but all in all, I’m happy with the goalkeeping situation.
It will be a handy tactic if Gordon and Barnes can frequently switch from left to right and vice versa. They are both two footed footballers, capable of going down the outside or cutting in on either channel.
I’m not sure about Spurs or their manager Ange Postecoglou if I’m honest. Spurs have been a puzzle to me for years and often flatter to deceive.
They are coming off the back of a 4-0 win against a hapless (or should that be hopeless) Everton side at the impressive Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Now that all the pre and early season dust is settling, the silly rumours have ended, and the summer transfer window is closed, I suddenly feel much more relaxed.
I still reckon we’re a canny team and nailed on for the top six. I haven’t been that impressed by what our rivals have done in the transfer window either, although most of them have been busier than us.
I’m going to go for a 2-1 Newcastle United win on Sunday with ‘Ice Cold’ Alex bagging a brace.
Enjoy the weekend.