To put Peter Crouch's enduring quality into context, it is worth noting that when he signed for Stoke in 2011, the crosses were being supplied by Jermaine Pennant and Mathew Etherington.
While his former team-mates have embraced Billericay Town and retirement, Crouch is still proving a meaningful Premier League factor.
On Saturday he came off the bench with Stoke 2-1 down, muscled straight into Harry Maguire, one of England's coming defensive forces, and within four minutes had equalised, arriving on to Xherdan Shaqiri's corner with perfect timing.
'He's unique and obviously he's still very adept at what he does,' said his manager, Mark Hughes.