Steve Claridge knows all about fight and character. As for effort, that particular quality came as a given during the former Leicester City forward’s peripatetic, enchanting 23-year professional career.
Do not underestimate Claridge’s ability, either.
His stooped gait and rough and ready appearance combined to give the impression of a footballer trudging across the turf, huffing and puffing simply to hold his own.
The reality was rather different. Claridge was fit as a flea – he still is as it goes – persistent and spirited.
Those attributes, however, take you only so far as a striker.