Newcastle United's players and staff returned to the club's training ground on Tuesday morning.
Usually the first day back is a sunny summer's day, but it was raining heavily at the Magpies' Benton base as the players reported in groups for testing, some gym exercises and a running session.
The likes of captain Jamaal Lascelles, last season's leading scorer Callum Wilson, and long-serving defender Paul Dummett were all involved, as were Freddie Woodman, Yoshinori Muto, Kell Watts and Florian Lejeune, who were all on loan elsewhere last term.
And the players - like the supporters - also got a first glimpse of the new Castore training kit as they were put through their paces. Serena Taylor brought nufc.co.uk this gallery from the first day back.