Secondly - as 65 goals in 326 games from left-back suggests - Dicks was something of a goal threat. In particular, he was lethal from 12 yards and, from the very start of his (three-part) YouTube goals compilation, a distinct pattern emerges: the vast majority of clips begin with a West Ham forward tumbling in the area before Dicks marches forward to claim the ball. For all his hard-man reputation, Dicks' repertoire from the penalty spot was rich in subtle variation. Behold, the Julian Dicks penalty masterclass: