This is it. Here’s your chance. Strut into school, laugh at your Arsenal-supporting colleagues, remind your sibling that they chose to support United instead and so deserve everything they get. Laugh off the responses that it will all come crashing down to earth, that Watford always start well. Who cares?

Glory in football is so hard to come by, especially for clubs like Watford that are just focusing on keeping their head above the relegation waters, so anything remotely resembling it must be cherished.

After good wins against teams of varying quality, the squeaker against Spurs finally announced Watford as more than an anomaly among the big teams at the top. Now Match of the Day panels are talking about the team’s strengths rather than the opponent’s deficiencies, radio shows are leading with Watford, and finally seeing its management policy as something other than a short-sighted guessing game.

The last few seasons have shown that it’s distinctly possible that Spurs could be Watford’s last win for five months, and if we’re honest the gulf in quality between the two sides on Sunday was obvious. So upcoming games against United and Arsenal, though eminently winnable, could see the fairy tale start meet its poisoned apple. But rather than seeing that fact as a dampener, use it to enjoy the next two weeks to the full.

Of course, it could not end. Watford might never lose again. History does show that they have won every single game in history that they’ve worn yellow and black vertical stripes. There’s also similarities with the last once-in-a-lifetime champions, Leicester of three years ago.

The year before their shock win, Leicester finished 14th with 41 points and a win-draw-loss record of 11-8-19. Last season, Watford had exactly the same record. A skilful winger with an eye for the fantastic? Check. A striker who’s made a meteoric rise from non-league? Check. A dynamic midfielder who gets all over the place and breaks up attacks with ease? We’ve got three of them.

On second thoughts, winning the league is looking like a bit of a foregone conclusion.

The best thing about the last month is that every game, and every win, has been a bit different. Brighton were outclassed, Burnley were outlasted, Palace were out-gunned and Spurs were outmuscled.

The visiting Tottenham side were filled with World Cup stars, and showed their superiority in the first half, and while the midfield who had shown such class in the previous weeks looked timid and rattled, the defence held firm. Kieran Trippier and Christian Eriksen got into crossing positions but Craig Cathcart and Christian Kabasele stood tall in the middle, dealing with everything through strength and anticipation – a unit finally reaping the fruits of being at full fitness. Spurs didn’t have their first shot on target until the 51st minute, and the only one that actually troubled Ben Foster came from a Watford player.

At the other end the attacking players fought on without much end product until the moment that changed the game. Racing Deeney to a ball by the corner flag, Davison Sanchez attempted to barge the Watford captain into the Graham Taylor Stand but bounced off him like a fly hitting a windowpane. Deeney’s cross was headed against the bar and while Spurs were rattled, the Vicarage Road crowd were energised and the team emboldened.

Two goals from set pieces, a sign of greater determination, and a few minutes of Isaac Success holding off defenders like a teacher joining in a primary school game of football, and the match was over. At the risk of dredging up ‘cojones-gate’, it was a case of who wanted it more in the dying minutes.

And so, at least until Liverpool come to town in November, there is nothing to fear. Greater quality can be bridged by character and ingenuity, two things that this side seems to have in spades. So get loose and enjoy it, this kind of start may never happen again.