Alan Shearer spoke for the Geordie nation when on Monday he tweeted "just heard" and posted a gif of the cast of Seinfeld doing a dance of celebration.
Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley's announcement that the club are up for sale was greeted with expectant, though cautious, delight in a city tired of the machinations of the Sports Direct billionaire, who bought the club from the late Freddy Shepherd in May 2007.
"Our intentions are to see if the club can be bought by new ownership, potentially by Christmas," said Andrew Henderson, a lawyer acting on Ashley's behalf, as the announcement was made.