Mehrdad Ghodoussi has declared there is 'no ceiling' to Newcastle United's ambitions after the Magpies ended a 70-year wait to win a major domestic trophy.
Newcastle had not long lifted the Carabao Cup when Yasir Al-Rumayyan vowed 'that's the first and it's not going to be the last' while fellow co-owner Jamie Reuben wrote that last month's triumph would be 'the start of many'. Even measured boss Eddie Howe has echoed those words and said 'to see what this has done for the city is just a huge motivation to want more'.
An already memorable campaign could get even better for Howe's team, of course. Newcastle are right in the hunt for a Champions League spot with just nine games to go as the black-and-whites look to take their seat at Europe's top table for the second time in three seasons.
Finishing in the top five would be all the more impressive considering PSR restrictions have slowed the rate of Newcastle's spending. After all, historically, the more a club splurges on wages in the top-flight, the more points they pick up per game.
However, despite failing to strengthen the starting line-up in nearly two years, and the established order having far superior revenues, Newcastle have continued to compete and Ghodoussi suggested the sky's the limit in the years to come.
"There is no ceiling," the club's former owner told ITV Tyne Tees. "I know the aspirations that the current ownership have so we're going to watch and see, but I don't see a ceiling."
Ghodoussi was among those watching on from the stands at Wembley alongside Amanda Staveley and their son, Alexander, on a night their 'dream came true'.
"I didn't sit down," he said of the 2-1 win against Liverpool. "I watched that whole game standing up. It was so amazing when that final whistle went. We were there as fans. Our son was there and he was crying tears of joy."
