It will be 42 days tomorrow since Stockport County's last pilgrimage to Wembley.
And in keeping with the Hatters' horrible history when it comes to grand occasions under the famous arch, it was another afternoon laced with disappointment as they were bested by Luton Town in the EFL Trophy final.
Stockport's latest defeat at the national stadium - their record stands at seven games, six losses - was merely the latest episode of anguish for a fanbase fluent in heartbreak. It is 13 years since they forced to digest the bitter reality of Stockport's relegation to the sixth tier of the English football pyramid. And it is almost 100 years since the Hatters were so financially compromised that they succumbed to selling a player to Manchester United for two freezers' worth of ice cream.
The sky is a little bit bluer at Edgeley Park these days, though. And while it may be 24 years since Stockport County last graced the second tier of English football, back in the old First Division, tomorrow, they are potentially 90 minutes away from completing one of the most remarkable comeback stories in football history following a renaissance that rivals even that of their opponents last month at Wembley.
