It is more than six years now since Tom Ince made his senior debut and the word 'potential' has followed him everywhere.
He's been linked with the biggest clubs in England, had chances to play in the Premier League, was even once offered a contract by Inter Milan.
Now, with his 25th birthday looming at the end of this month, the son of former England captain Paul is finally looking like he's ready to show his talent rather than just have everybody talk about it.
The curling free kick that gave Derby their first win over higher division opposition in an FA Cup tie since 1986 was his eighth goal in 15 games since Steve McClaren took over the club.