Before we get down to the cold, hard cash we should savour a little of the FA Cup magic as served last night in a bitterly cold corner of Hampshire beside the M27 where Newport County prevailed against Eastleigh.
The reward for beating opponents from the National League at the second attempt is the plum draw of this season’s Fourth Round, at home against Manchester United, served up live on BBC One for an armchair audience on Sunday week.
It promises to be an emotional day for Newport manager Graham Coughlan.