The money does not matter to Hyde United; it's a good job, because the Football Association may well take back a portion of their £150,000 earned after ugly scenes.
If throwing a flare onto their own plastic pitch before kick-off - setting it alight and burning through the top layer - was not bad enough, the actions at half-time were simply reprehensible.
A firework was launched towards the away section, falling a yard short of the area housing around 150 MK Dons fans. A lucky escape for those standing at the front.
Referee David Webb called both Hyde boss Darren Kelly and MK Dons counterpart Robbie Neilson in at the break to suggest the game could be called off should one be lobbed during the game.
'There is no place for that in football,' Neilson said. Kelly added: 'I hope there's no damage. This club is absolutely fantastic, with great honest people, it would be disappointing if there is any punishment.'
The FA will still doubtless take a look. Hyde, who ran a profit of £200,000 last year and count any FA Cup prize money as a bonus, will have to wait for the outcome. Bad timing, given the EFL launched an initiative 'tackling football's pyrotechnic problem'.
Whether those responsible are genuine followers of eighth-tier Hyde is highly debatable and two idiots in a crowd of more than 3,000 is still two too many.
They overshadowed a first appearance in the FA Cup proper for 23 years. In the boardroom they wore worried looks. The club's bar was shut on police advice. The night turned sour.
'I'm stating the obvious, but don't throw fireworks, flares or anything else,' Hyde's PA announced said. Too late: the damage had been done.
Hyde played well in fits and starts, created their chances. Big Khamsuk, already being watched by a number of Football League clubs, looks ready to make a significant leap from the Evo-Stik North. Left winger Luke Porritt, only 21, had his moments too.
We should be talking about that, about Tom Pratt starting on the right before heading to his shift in a warehouse at midnight.
We should be talking about the sterling work Hyde are doing with their academy, of which Khamsuk is a product. But sadly we are not.
MK Dons, without a win since September, were superior in key moments of this first-round tie. Ahead on 14 minutes, Alex Gibley shuffling possession across to Aidan Nesbitt just inside the Hyde box, stepping into the pass and bending into the far corner.
A sumptuous strike and, after Khamsuk twice went close for Hyde, the League One strugglers doubled their lead in the third minute of first-half stoppage time.
Neilson's side broke at pace and won a free-kick just outside the box. Chuks Aneke, the Arsenal trainee, whipped into the top corner beautifully just before events in the stands turned. Ethan Ebanks-Landell leathered in a third and Ed Upson a fourth for good measure.