It takes a confident set of supporters to be singing ‘we’re on our way to the Premier League’ before October is even out.
But in the case of Bournemouth, such brimming confidence is not at all misplaced.
As they moved six points clear at the top of the Championship with an emphatic win over a Huddersfield side who started the afternoon sitting sixth, it was very easy to understand the optimism.
Scott Parker took Fulham up into the Premier League playing a brand of football that saw opponents swamped by flying wingers, expressive football and greed when it comes to possession.