That much is for sure, and Travis chuckles as he recalls having to explain to football fans Stateside quite how his club have come to be playing Manchester City, many being unfamiliar with the difference between league matters and the David-and-Goliath workings of the oldest cup competition in the world.
On Saturday lunchtime, Travis and his beloved Orient, whom he has supported for 64 years, welcome Manchester City to Brisbane Road in the fourth round of the FA Cup.
How high-flying Leyton Orient plan to give Man City a bloody nose “I think you only get whatever you earn in life, so I think we’ve earned it.
While City’s route to the fourth round was short and very sweet - an 8-0 win over neighbours Salford last time out - Orient’s journey has been longer and more dramatic.
“We’ve had seven-and-a-half years of constant improvement - not many clubs can say that,” Travis tells Standard Sport as he dials in via video link from his base in Boston, Massachusetts with his phone is gripped tightly in his hand at all times.
