And to think, there was a time when Moyes was openly criticised after almost every game for his inability to change games by making key those key substitutions.

The Blues boss seems to get little wrong these days, although there won’t be many Evertonians willing to agree with his comments about how Wembley should be reserved for the FA Cup Final.

Granted, most of us have probably said the same thing in the past, when watching other clubs play their semi-final at the national stadium, but quite frankly it’s a different story altogether now it’s us.

How could you deny all those delighted kids – some a lot bigger than others – their big day out in April?

The way football is now, with the richest clubs monopolising the glory for the most part, you have to make the most of your moments when they come along, and Evertonians seem to know that more than anyone.

That’s why so many people have such great memories of, say, Villarreal, when the record books show only defeat and a bit of an injustice, or why so many travelled to Alkmaar to get locked out of a meaningless UEFA Cup tie.

These are your memories. Making the most of these opportunities are what going to the match is all about.

It’s going to be difficult against United, clearly, but we’ve already given them two of their toughest games already this season.

And of course no one fancied us in the last FA Cup semi we played, back in 1995, or in the final either, when of course we got a goal, defended manfully and actually beat United at Wembley.

Who’s to say we can’t do it again? It will be tough, obviously, but then so was beating Liverpool and Aston Villa back-to-back.

For now, let’s just bask in the moment and allow ourselves a little daydream about David Moyes, in his best suit, leaning forward and giving Sir Alex Ferguson a cheeky wink, just as Joe Royle did 14 years ago, as one of his players nods home the winner.