"Absolutely, I enjoy it. I don’t do it for the money because there’s no money to be made here in Australia," he admitted.

"You do it because you love being there. I like putting on the sessions, seeing development, seeing the players progress and seeing your philosophy work through.

"Of course, there’s a lot of coaches and ex-players that I’m in contact with, that I played with, I think we’ve got a lot to offer. If it eventuates and there’s a B-League I’d certainly love to be part of it. We’ll just see how things pan out in the near future."

But for now De Amicis has his eyes firmly on Moreland springing another Cup shock and reaching the semi-finals.

It would be some feat for the plucky club from Fawkner.

"If we reach the semis maybe I’ll have a contract for another year," he joked.

"To be honest, the fact we’ve reached so far has been tremendous. The club is over the moon. It’s a club with a great tradition and I played for it for a very long time.

"I played for the club for 14 years starting as a junior, from 1978, so I remember the black and white days, and the grey days back then. The club has been around for 71 years so it would mean a lot.

"Obviously they haven’t been at the greatest heights for quite a long time, so the fact we have reached so far is a fantastic stepping stone for the club and it’s headed in a really good way.

"We’ve got a beautiful junior development set-up, kids want to come and play, and this exposure is great for the club. It’s fantastic, it’s great. When you’re there you just cherish every moment because you might not be there next year.

"Things might no go your way. So now that we’re there we’re enjoying this trip away. Hopefully we can put on a show and if we were to reach the semi-finals, then I’m likely guaranteed the job for another year.

"It would be a great fairytale for football. We would like to create our own little bit of history. We’ve come so far, let’s just keep on going – that’s what I say to the players."