Well, that’s all over with then.

The Welsh Assembly elections I mean, not the battle for the Premiership.

Although it’s fair to note that the one had a great deal more excitement and intrigue than the other.

Newport has a new AM in Jayne Bryant, who takes over from the retiring Dame Rosemary Butler, while John Griffiths remains in situ representing the Newport East constituency as AM after the Newportonian Labour stalwart was re-elected for a fifth time.

But what has all this got to do with commercial property and the economic fortunes of the city?

Well, there are valuable lessons from Leicester City’s quite remarkable triumph in the 2015-16 English Premiership title race from which our city of Newport can learn.

For a start, we like them are unfancied and languish in the shadow of our more illustrious ‘teams’ or neighbours such as Cardiff and Bristol, where all the smart money has been heading of late.

That parlous situation didn’t appear to have hampered Leicester from aiming for the stars and nor should it us.

In fact, there is an argument which suggests that it is simply because of their situation, not able to go any lower, that the only way really was up.

Newport has made an admirable start with the opening of the long awaited Friars Walk retail scheme, which has proved a runaway success since it threw open its doors to the public six months ago.

The arrival of Admiral in the centre of Newport has also given a huge boost of confidence to the entire city and the business continues to expand and hire.

Scarborough has revealed proposals to create a six-storey office scheme at its Station Quarter development at Cambrian Road, with the leading-edge National Software Academy thought to be looking to take up as much as half the available space.

Newport Now is showing promise in delivering on its programme for the city centre and Newport City Council has revealed its all important new leader to take the city forward into uncharted territory.

People are being encouraged to repopulate the centre of the city through a variety of innovative residential schemes, the most recent of which is a proposal to convert the former Passport Office into apartments.

Meanwhile modern properties are springing up along the river bank and the University of South Wales is poised to bolster its presence in the city centre.

For many years Newport has been the nearly city, the under dog, suffering from a spate of false hopes and dashed dreams in the wake of the demise of its illustrious industrial and maritime past.

Leicester, as has now passed into football folklore, were 5000 to 1 at the bookies at the start of the season to lift the Premiership title after avoiding relegation the previous season by the skin of their teeth.

Now the Foxes are heading off to compete with the very best in Europe next season. The club chose an experienced manager to lead them, made a plan, studied their opposition, played to their own strengths and critically galvanized not just their players but also the entire city of Leicester behind their team which ultimately delivered victory.

Could a similar thing occur here in Newport in terms of the fortunes of the city? I don’t see why not and it has already started to happen.