Trevor Sinclair has revealed he may be about to come out of retirement to play in The FA Cup Second Round Qualifying on Saturday.
The former QPR, West Ham and Manchester City winger is now assistant manager of Lancaster City.
However the non-League side, who face FC United of Manchester in The Cup on Saturday, have had a recent injury crisis.
FC United of Manchester vs Lancaster City
FA Cup Second Round Qualifying
3pm, Saturday 27 September
Bower Fold, Stalybridge
Winners get £4,500 from prize fund
Enough to tempt the 41-year-old out of retirement and back to the action? Maybe.
"There is a possibility I might have to get involved this weekend because we are struggling for numbers," Sinclair told the BBC.
"My wife told me to behave myself because I am an old man now - I am touching 42 - but I still feel fit and able.
"I still look after myself and the most important thing is I still love the game and I get involved in training when I can.
"If the gaffer says we are struggling for numbers and asks if I want to play I will, but I don't want to take the opportunity away from one of the young lads."
Sinclair, who retired in as a player in 2008, scored one of the most iconic goals in the competition's history with a spectacular overhead kick from outside the box 17 years ago.
The winger also represented England on 12 occasions between 2001 and 2003, and was a member of Sven-Goran Eriksson's 2002 World Cup squad.
His last appearance in The FA Cup was also his last in professional football, when he appeared as a late substitute for Cardiff City in the 2008 Final against Portsmouth - who went on to win the game 1-0.
After a six-year stint coaching youth football in the sunshine of Dubai, Sinclair was tempted back to England after a chance meeting with a mutual friend of former QPR team-mate Darren Peacock - who had recently taken over at Lancaster.
"He mentioned Darren had become manager at Lancaster," added Sinclair.
"We met up and it was only supposed to be a half-hour chat and we ended up talking for three hours, chewing the fat over football, and he offered me the job there and then."
And of his memories of the competition he could be about to make his return in? Sinclair's enthusiasm remains unwavering.
“The history of The FA Cup speaks for itself and the lads know it is a big game”
Trevor Sinclair
"The history of The FA Cup speaks for itself and the lads know it is a big game," he added.
"It can be the chance to really make a name for yourself.
"Even now, 17 years later, I still get asked about the goal I scored against Barnsley, so if you do well in this competition you get remembered for a long, long time.
"This is a tournament that historically ticks all the boxes in football in this country, and it doesn't matter which round you play in it because it is always special."
