Whatever happens, the record Conference crowd of 9,215, which saw Carlisle entertain Barnet back in October, looks set to be smashed with the home following planning to emulate the feat of Shots fans on Monday by welcoming them into a cauldron of noise.
Sky's decision to turn its attentions to the other semi-final at Edgar Street between Hereford and Stevenage could also entice Shots fans to boost the travelling support with an expected 600 set to make the long trip north.
Shots Chairman Karl Prentice remains confident of a trip to Britannia Stadium on May 14 for a second successive season.
He said: “If we can get the same 400 who made the trip up to Accrington, plus a few more, then it will take a crowd of 12,000 to drown that out. Our fans have been absolutely magnificent this season, worth a goal every time, and my message to them is thank you and to continue getting behind the boys on Friday.
“I was confident before Monday and even though we didn't capitalise on our superiority and get the second goal, I'm still confident because there is nothing there to scare us.
“We are looking towards fulfilling our ambitions of getting back to the Football League and I see no reason why we can't do that this season.”
On Sky's decision not to show the game, Mr Prentice added: “I can't dictate Sky and their decision not to show the game, although I would have thought that because the home team have to score, it might have been a more intriguing game.
“I'm disappointed for the people who can't travel as it's a long way to go and many people will have to take time off work now. It would be great, however, to get as many fans up there as possible to cheer us on.”
But while Mr Prentice is miffed that the cameras will not be at Brunton Park for the make-or-break game, his Carlisle counterpart Fred Street is delighted, having feared that the attendance would suffer if the game were shown live on television.
Speaking to our colleagues at the News and Star this week, Mr Street said: “This is the most important game we have had that is not about fighting off relegation in the last nine or 10 years. It's huge and I believe we could get 12,000 in for it.
“We didn't want it on Sky so it's fantastic news that they are showing Stevenage again. We want everyone to come along here and show the same passion as the Aldershot fans did when they had home advantage on Monday.”
Meanwhile, Carlisle boss Paul Simpson responded to Terry Brown's comments regarding the Brunton Park faithful.
In an interview with the News last week, the Shots boss said he believed the Carlisle fans were “murder”, claiming that they were quick to give their players a hard time when things were not going their way.
Brown's words though, it must be said, were aimed more at the passionate side of the Cumbrians' support rather than their fickle nature.
Simpson said: “I'm sure our fans will be backing us on Friday night. We were delighted when Terry said that because it has upset our supporters. The players have to give the fans something to shout about and if we can get as many as we can into our stadium on Friday night, then I would hope the players can perform a lot better than they did at Aldershot."
With thanks to the Aldershot News.