There was no shortage of transfer business conducted among the four Welsh sides in the EFL during the course of what was a manic summer window.
And there is huge cause for optimism among supporters of Wrexham, Swansea City, Cardiff City and Newport County.
On the back of three successive promotions, Wrexham undoubtedly needed to spend to overhaul a squad that contained some players who operated in the National League as recently as 2022-23.
And as they have done throughout their glorious reign as owners to date, Hollywood pair Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney well and truly backed Phil Parkinson with a spend of around £30m on 13 players.
The north Wales side smashed their transfer record to bring in Lewis O'Brien - who has already shown he will be a key cog in the club's midfield over the coming seasons.
They repeated the trick in even more emphatic fashion to sign Nathan Broadhead from Ipswich as he joined Wales team-mates Danny Ward and Kieffer Moore in making the move to the Stok Cae Ras.
For Parkinson, it was a case of requiring both quantity and quality - and that was further evidenced by the captures of Manchester City pair Callum Doyle and Issa Kabore (the latter on loan) while they went for experienced Championship heads in Ryan Hardie, Josh Windass, Ben Sheaf and Dom Hyam to further bolster the depth within the club's ranks.
As ever on this journey, it meant icons of the past have been shipped out - with Ollie Palmer, Paul Mullin (loan), Tom O'Connor and Jacob Mendy among those to leave.
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It's been another ruthless squad turnover, but one that gives Wrexham a strong chance of building on their victories over Preston and Millwall before the international break.
It's been a similar case at the Swansea.com Stadium - with the outlay from Alan Sheehan's side being their most in a window since their time in the Premier League.
The pick of the bunch could well be Ethan Galbraith - who certainly fits the mould of a Flynn Downes/Joel Piroe-type investment who will earn the club a hefty profit in future should the Swans be unable to challenge for a return to the top-flight.
The ex-Manchester United academy player won three successive man-of-the-match awards in August - further highlighting his prowess in a midfield now stacked with talent.
The headline act was the £6m capture of Adam Idah from Celtic on deadline day - undoubtedly the most crucial cog in Swansea's dealings.
Despite his heaps of international and Champions League experience and a return of 29 goals in 76 appearances for Brendan Rodgers' outfit, Idah - still just 24 years of age - will have a point to prove in the EFL after breaking through at Norwich City.
Paperwork issues led to a nervous wait on Manuel Benson's proposed loan switch from Burnley, but the capture of the Belgium-born Angola international was confirmed later on Tuesday and really capped off a strong looking window for the Swans.
Ollie Cooper's loan switch to Wigan seems to fit all parties, and while it should give the 25-year-old regular game time, operating in League One could, even if only in the short-term, dent his Wales aspirations if Craig Bellamy feels others operating at a higher level are more deserving of a squad spot.
It was also telling that Zan Vipotnik remained with the club on the back of netting in three successive matches. It's clear the Swans now have good competition up front.
In stark contrast to the two Welsh Championship outfits, quantity certainly wasn't the aim at Cardiff.
Brian Barry-Murphy oversaw a trimming of the squad - which in turn has provided the platform for the club's youth to get their chance in a new style - before supplementing the side with what look to be three quality additions.
Nigeria international Gabriel Osho brings some much-needed experience to the backline, particularly after the exits of Dimitrios Goutas and Jesper Daland, although he was the sole permanent arrival.
Goalkeeper Nathan Trott excelled in his first month with the Bluebirds following his loan arrival from Copenhagen - with the 26-year-old keeping clean sheets in all five of his league appearances to date in addition to producing a number of eye-catching displays.
The only deadline day arrival saw Omari Kellyman head to Cardiff City Stadium on loan from Chelsea.
It remains to be seen where and how exactly the versatile attacker will fit in, while it will be the first chance for the 19-year-old to get regular minutes in his career.
So, while there are no doubts over Kellyman's promise, patience may well be needed.
And finally, but by no means lastly, we have Newport who brought in 19-cap Wales midfielder Matt Smith early on.
Captures of experienced EFL duo Nik Tzanev and Jordan Wright were crucial following Nick Townsend's somewhat surprise exit - and it's clear head coach David Hughes had to be active in the loan market to find both quality and numbers.
They have signed five loan players from higher up the pyramid - with right-back Habeeb Ogunneye joining from Hughes' former side Manchester United.
But it was also refreshing to see the Exiles continue their strong links with the Cymru Premier as midfielder Lee Jenkins joined from Haverfordwest - going on to feature in all eight games under Hughes so far.
With the window out of the way, it's full steam ahead for Wales' four EFL representatives who will, by and large, be more than pleased, for different reasons, with their summer efforts.
