The agonising wait until Notts County's play-off semi-final begins, with two games to decide whether this special season is rewarded with a return to the Football League.
Either Barnet or Boreham Wood await the Magpies at Meadow Lane next Sunday following the conclusion of the regular National League season - and both have taken points from Luke Williams' side this campaign.
The nerves and excruciating memories of previous play-off campaigns will have already started to settle in. Notts County has seen this story before, one they are hoping this season finishes with the ending they deserve.