For those fearing the annual outbreak of FA Cup fever might fall victim to the sterility of football in a global pandemic, here is the story of Skelmersdale United.
A proud club from the North West Counties Football League, founded before neighbours Liverpool, were on the brink of extinction this time last year.
They were homeless, evicted by their landlord on the morning of a game and had been lodging at Prescot Cables for more than two years. They were also penniless, struggling to pay players with crowds of under a hundred.
But on Saturday, Skelmersdale won 4-1 at Stafford Rangers to clinch a place in the FA Cup first round for the first time since 1971, when they qualified automatically as winners of the FA Amateur Cup.