Given they've not won a game yet and have tough fixtures to come, Newcastle United will probably be in and around the bottom three when the transfer window opens in January.
The understandable sense of takeover euphoria that will be felt at St James' Park today therefore has to be accompanied by realism among the fans.
Relegation would be disastrous and put the Saudi project back three years before they'd even got started.
This isn't the time to expect an instant return to the heady days of Alan Shearer, David Ginola, or Philippe Albert chipping Peter Schmeichel.