So Newcastle United's first Premiership defeat of 2007 comes at the hands of plucky Fulham and let's be honest you cannot deny the Cottagers didn't deserve it.
Newcastle just never got started against Fulham but the feeling before the game was that United were more than capable of taking at least a point.
Glenn Roeder has put his faith in youngsters during the crippling injury crisis at St James' Park this season and it can be argued that, Birmingham City aside, the kids have shown a bit more fight than some senior players.
To win at Fulham the senior players need to turn on a bit of style and take the game by the scruff of the neck.
That didn't happen at Craven Cottage.
Nicky Butt's back pass was bad enough but the no shows from Damien Duff, Scott Parker and surprisingly James Milner meant that the front two of Oba Martins and Kieron Dyer were denied any service.
That service did eventually come when Nobby Solano came off the bench with four minutes left to clip a simple ball over the top for Martins to fire home - but that arrived in the 93rd minute.
Shortly after the ref blew the whistle just seconds after the re-start.
And if United don't start getting a grip of games early away from home, the whistle will also sound on their chances of a European place.
At least with 12 games left it's a possibility but they need to get on top of the problem before it becomes a distant dream.
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