Sam Allardyce and the West Ham United squad will report into Chadwell Heath on Monday morning ready to plot the course of a week that will hopefully see the club return to the Premier League at the first time of asking.
90 minutes against Blackpool at Wembley in Saturday's npower Championship Play-Off final is all that separates Big Sam and his side from achieving their season-long ambition of Premier League football next season. Every aspect of the opposition will be covered in meticulous detail in the build-up to Saturday to ensure the Hammers are as well prepared as they possibly can be to face Ian Holloway's side.
"We've got to make it first and we are not just going to be able to turn up and think we'll be able to beat them," Big Sam said. "Irrespective of the fact we won both games quite comfortably in the leage this year, we still have to earn the right to beat them.
"It's a huge prize, but all of our season and all of what we've tried to do rides on the 90 minutes. It can't get any bigger and you hope it doesn't affect the players' ability to play their best."
Blackpool booked their place in the final after a thrilling 2-2 draw with Birmingham at St Andrews on Thursday night. The Lancashire outfit secured their place in the Premier League two years ago through a Play-Off win and Big Sam knows they have good pedigree in the big games.
"Over the two legs against Birmingham you'd have to say Blackpool deserved the victory. They created more and took command of both games. Birmingham only had the brief lifeline when they got the second and then had some moments when they put a lot of pressure on to Blackpool. But now it's another Play-Off final for Ian Holloway.
"Most of their team are experienced as they won the Play-Off two seasons ago so they've experienced that and so has their manager. They've been there in that arena before, which is an advantage."
West Ham were also impressive in their semi-final win against Cardiff City when they scored five goals without response over the two legs. Because of the nature of that win they have been branded as favourites by some sections, a tag that Big Sam's players will have to live with.
"We carried the favourites burden well against Cardiff with two outstanding performances where we scored five goals and conceded none. We never looked at any stage that we were under threat so we lived with it well. On the bigger stage let's live with the pressure again and hope we come out as winners. That's what you need and what you play football for.
"It's about managing euphoria that comes with playing in that big arena. We need to be a calming influence to bring the players down to make sure they're focused and deliver a controlled performance that enables them to go out and deliver their skills."
West Ham's ticket allocation is likely to all be snapped up by the middle of the week and Big Sam will be a proud man as he leads his team out to what will surely be a deafening noise at the Home of Football.
"We have a passionate crowd that have been brought up as youngsters to be passionate about the football club. All the fans of old took their sons and daughters to games as soon as they were old enough to continue the support of a fantastic football club, which is why so many people travel so far to come and watch the team.
"It's why I came here. I came for a different experience of getting a club promotion."
One of the main tasks for the medical team will be to continue to assess and aid Jack Collison as he continues his battle to be fit for the big game. The early indicators were encouraging as his injury was not as bad as first feared and Andy Rolls and his team will be doing everything they can to get the Wales international ready for the match. whufc.com will have further updates on Jack's condition during the week.