Newcastle United did everything that was asked of them by beating Reading during their Championship clash on Wednesday night.
Before the game the feeling around the stands was that three points was the absolute priority - and that's exactly what Rafa Benitez and his crew delivered.
The goals came from Isaac Hayden, Dwight Gayle and Matt Ritchie - all of them new signings who will have received an excellent confidence boost from the Geordie crowd for their part in the result.
In particular, getting on the sheet is important for Gayle and Ritchie, who are attacking players that were brought to Tyneside to provide the goals and assists to send the Magpies back into the Premier League.
The result might not have been perfect, while new signing Ciaran Clark appeared shaky at times at the back. One thing that will certainly worry Benitez is the team's horrible tendency to switch off just before half time and concede.
It's now happened in all three games, with the last two being penalties. Clark was guilty for the latest transgression, although you would hope that was just because the former Aston Villa man was lacking in match practice.
There have also been some problems raised from the opening trio of fixtures, particularly with the wingers in the squad. Benitez chose to employ Yoan Gouffran on the left hand side, something most Newcastle fans thought were long gone.
Rolando Aarons played poorly when given his chance against Huddersfield Town and another signing in that area must now be a priority.
However, in the grand scheme of things that is of little concern when the team has finally got the first win under their belt and catapulted the monkey off their back.
Perhaps the scoreline did flatter the home team a little bit, but it's of little consequence. United can play better than that, but when a team doesn't play to their full potential and wins it's encouraging nevertheless.
The Magpies next match comes on Saturday away to Bristol City. It's a long travel for a side who won't have much recovery time, but at least it comes off the back of a perfect result.