A new era is beginning at St. James' Park - and Amanda Staveley is planning on getting straight to work to turn Newcastle into major players in world football.
The Tyneside club announced on Thursday that it had reached an agreement for the £300million takeover bid from a consortium led by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) to go ahead.
After months of scrutiny, the Premier League finally approved the deal after receiving "legally binding assurances" that the Saudi state would not control the club, despite the majority stake being owned by the Kingdom's Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman.
The takeover sees Newcastle become the wealthiest club in the Premier League overnight, and Staveley - who is fronting the new operation - has grand plans to take them forward.
Discussing her vision with the Newcastle Chronicle, Staveley admitted the club are already considering hiring a director of football, while talks with club legends - including Alan Shearer and Kevin Keegan - have taken place.
But she is adamant the new consortium - which also involves PCP Capital Partners and RB Sports and Media - will not rush into any big decisions.
"We have thought about sporting directors and directors of football," she admits.
"But we need to sit down with our board and look at what we have today. You can bring in the best sporting director in the world but you've got no infrastructure."
Staveley explained how it was imperative and part of the new owners' plans to provide "really heavy investment" into the club from all angles, citing "medical staff" and "training facilities" as two key areas for improvement.
Also getting the likes of Shearer and Keegan back involved with Newcastle after Mike Ashley's much-lamented tenure in charge is pivotal to the new ownership getting re-engaged with the fans.
"I've texted with Alan a lot, and Kevin. They're heroes. I'm so excited to be able to sit down with Alan - I hope he gets involved because it's his club and it's so important.
"We don't want to dash in, though. It has to be the right thing that he's doing."
Staveley now plans to conduct a full assessment of what the club needs as a matter of priority before making any decisions.
Manager Steve Bruce - at least for now - appears safe in his role in the dugout, though there are suggestions he could be replaced in the near future, particularly with Newcastle currently 19th in the table.
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Upon news of the takeover breaking, however, Staveley insisted she is "very supportive" of Bruce, despite admitting the threat of relegation was a "big issue".
Long term, Staveley has already outlined ambitions to win the Premier League with Newcastle and compete for trophies, with the club not having picked up any silverware since 1955.
To do so will obviously require major investment in the playing squad, with Staveley declaring: "We need to attract people to work with us as well who share our dream and will do that."
