Labour will lose seats tonight, from an already low base, and against a background of a very unconvincing campaign by the incumbent.
But you can bet your bottom dollar the narrative of the evening among the press as well as Corbynistas will be how their man has exceeded all expectations and got Labour playing exciting tippy-tappy policy again.
What they won't acknowledge is that this has been his "I agree with Nick" moment, the high water mark of left-wing socialism, and if he signs another contract/fights another election he won't win it and Labour will be set back another generation.
All sounds familiar to Arsenal fans!
Somehow Top Four doesn't have the same zing to it in political terms, as opposed to in football.
How many trophies has Corbyn won???
If he performs worse than Foot did in 1983 he has to go. If he doesn't there will be another SDP-type split. Simple.
Sadly, you're probably right. The excuses have already been made ( but everybody loves our policies it's just that they are too thick to realise it and are swayed by a vicious media), the treacherous Blairites must be purged and Jeremy will surge to victory whenever the mad old bat in no 10 randomly decides to throw another election