Huddersfield 2 Brentford 1: Kasey Palmer's dramatic late entrance keeps the optimism high at Town

That happened almost two decades ago on August 17, 1996, just under three months before Palmer entered the world.

But one thing is for sure, his introduction to the Town faithful on Saturday will be preserved for posterity.

His first competitive touch in a senior outing yielded a goal and how many other players can say that? Small wonder that his beam lit up the John Smith’s Stadium when he addressed the press on Saturday tea-time.

Town’s first win in nine first-day outings at this level was right and proper.

Given the fanfare of a summer that has been the most vibrant in years at the club, showcased by the sale of just over 15,000 season tickets, the merits of a healthy first game at the office cannot be over-estimated.

Ahead of the season, a survey from the new-look EFL revealed that Huddersfield supporters were the fourth most optimistic in the Championship before a ball had been kicked. With good reason, on this evidence – I wonder if the critical Ian Holloway was watching.

For those who previously followed Town on the periphery or were maybe renewing their vows, they could not have failed to have been impressed by the fare on offer in front of the club’s biggest opening-day gate at home since 1970. It was all good stuff.