As champagne soaked into the Wembley turf, and the swarm inside the Brentford half began to dwindle, a member of the Bees' backroom staff grabbed a bag of balls and set off along the byline.
Every few paces he chucked one towards the stragglers gathered behind the goal. Why not? They will not be much use anymore. Come pre-season, those EFL-branded balls will be replaced by a sparkling set carrying the Premier League logo.
The itinerary and coffers will look rather different thanks to this Championship play-off victory over Swansea, too.