Fulham arrive in Toon tomorrow for what should be a nail on three points for Glenn Roeder at St James' Park.
Since Roeder has been installed as boss United's record at home has been solid with just one defeat on the board since taking charge.
Even though his record reads extremely well, defeat against Fulham will be sure to set the alarm bells ringing.
And United players will be about as welcome as Michael Gray at Wayne Rooney's house should they consider a night out on the Quayside following defeat against the side from Craven Cottage.
But I get the feeling that won't happen tomorrow and we'll beat the Cottagers in a convincing win.
Newcastle's players and fans have been stewing over the defeat at Aston Villa for a fortnight now and rightly so.
The result wasn't acceptable under the high standards set by Roeder and it was a miserable trip back from Villa for the Toon Army.
Home games, however, are a different kettle of fish for the Toon.
The atmosphere has returned somewhat under Roeder and opponents are once more beginning to fear the trip to Tyneside.
Chuck in the home bows for Guiseppe Rossi, Oba Martins and Antoine Sibierski and it could turn out to be a day to remember.
The capture of Sibierski and Rossi might not have set pulses racing round here but if the new boys can do the business in a black and white shirt, will anybody really care about the lack of big-name signings?
It's not easy to measure what people's expectations are in the aftermath of the transfer window closing.
But it is easy for people to be negative.
Yet with 36 games left of the Premiership season, and going off what Glenn has already done as a coach, United fans should remain positive for the time being at least.
*UNITED fans have chance to quiz ex-Toon star John Anderson at Idols ahead of the game tomorrow.
The action starts at 1pm and the event is free.
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