Which begs the question, if they knew they were going to be so firkin good, why did they over order, or is the fact that they are so firkin good a surprise, in which case did why did they not know what they were getting?
Or perhaps they just stuck their fingers in the wind, and said "The taxpayer can afford £XX Bn, so we'll get as many as we can for that amount."
So what will all those fast'n'pointy plank-driver mates do now?