The faces in the posh seats could be as red as any gloss paint produced by the competition’s West Yorkshire sponsors.

Imagine the potential for embarrassment if Luton and Rotherham step out at Wembley in the Johnstone’s Paint Trophy final later this season.

For those who need it spelling out, the much-maligned cup is officially known as the Football League Trophy. And two of the remaining four sides were those mercilessly booted into the gutter by the authorities and hit with swingeing points deductions before a ball had been kicked in anger.

Luton (minus 30) Town are in the southern area final against Brighton; Rotherham (minus ten) United face Scunthorpe in the northern equivalent.

The league must be praying that higher-division superiority holds sway in both or it could be a cringey afternoon.

Remember that charming little ditty that Leeds fans sung all through last season encouraging the Football League to politely go away?

I wouldn’t encourage such raucous language but the big-wigs could be getting it both barrels – from both ends – on Sunday, April 5.

By then, Rotherham should be out of the mire; Luton’s future remains a lot more uncertain. Before today, they were still two wins away from breaking even.

If they were to go down kicking and screaming, a Wembley final in front of the very people who condemned their season last summer would present a rich opportunity to have their day of revenge.

Would anyone blame them?