Peter Crouch stood on a terrace the other week. The first time in three decades. He even had a pint while watching his non-league team. Guinness, if you’re wondering.
As experiences go, this was novel. And he quite liked it. Crouch was behind the goal as Dulwich Hamlet won 4-3 away at St Albans in the National League South on a Tuesday night in the middle of November.
Dulwich is his club now after taking the unusual leap to become director of football over the summer. Instead of acting as a celebrity face, he lives and breathes the role; there is depth to his words and feeling towards his surroundings.