If Mike Ashley actually sticks to the plan he has seemingly drafted for the club, I look forward to celebrating Newcastle winning the premiership within the next 20 years, most likely with Alan Pardew at the helm.
That might seem like a ridiculously long time to have to wait, but I do believe he has us on course to become one of the giants of world football.
When the football bubble bursts (all bubbles bust eventually) the clubs with sound financial footing will reap the most success.
We certainly have that sound footing at the moment, now we just need to be patient and slow the sensible plan to take effect.
Finishing 5th last season was well ahead of schedule, so I would expect a top 10 finish to be our expected goal, with top 7 the target for 13-14. I would think top 4 would be the target after that and then the push to fight for the league begins once we have regular access to the champions league money.
Call me optimistic, call me deluded, but after a number of years of being the laughing stock, I have faith that we are on the right track.