Steve Bruce went into his last game at St James' Park with a dark cloud above him, but drove back from the stadium still crackling from the euphoria of an uplifting 1-0 win over Manchester United.
It made for a wonderful international break for anybody connected with Newcastle United as replays of teenager Matty Longstaff's goal were beamed out worldwide and it felt like a tiny little bit of the feel-good factor had returned.
That victory also reminded everybody of the type of atmosphere that St James' Park can serve up if there is a spark from the field.
Unfortunately, Newcastle were brought back down to earth after last weekend's defeat at Chelsea.
Bruce doesn't exactly go into his next home match under any type of pressure but the build-up to the game comes after another defeat, this time at Chelsea.
However, he is hoping his side can rise to the occasion again as the Sky Sports cameras return to Tyneside this weekend.
He told the Chronicle: "It just shows you what managing this great club is like.
"There will be ups and downs.
"I hope I can find an equilibrium where I can keep it nicely nibbling along.
"But the highs and lows, they can only happen at our club.
"It was written in the stars that young Matty would be in front of telly and beating Man United in front of 50,000.
"It can only happen here, that.
"Hopefully, there will be a few more round the corner."
The October international break meant that Bruce was unable to bask in any of the glory after beating the Red Devils, but it also meant there was no opportunity to build any momentum.
Despite the fact that the Magpies actually started well at Chelsea they were unable to sustain any pressure on the hosts and ran out of steam in the second half.
Bruce feels if his team can replicate the same amount of endeavour and spark a similar atmosphere, his team are in with a great chance.
The former Manchester United captain said: "I have not done an interview since then.
"That was St James' Park at its best. That is the way we need it.
"That's the way they are thought of up and down the country, they are the most unbelievably loyal group of supporters which you can't take for granted.
"Last time we gave them something to shout about which is important.
"Their support and the way St James' Park was, is how it should be.
"It was great to hear and see."
Bruce now hopes that Newcastle's inconsistencies are behind them and going into the encounter with Wolves, he said: "We've had a really tough start.
"We've now got a run of games against teams who are going to be in and around us.
"Hopefully we can get a few points.
"We had a few chances in the first half in particular at Chelsea, but we didn't pick the right pass or the right cross."
