For a significant portion of Cameron Jerome’s tenure at Bolton Wanderers, it didn’t seem plausible that he would develop into a terrace hero.

At the age of 36, the player who had been constantly connected to the team during its Premier League and Championship days finally made an appearance, but many were surprised that he was only granted an 18-month contract.

Moving forward to last weekend’s play-off final at Wembley, Ian Evatt tried to put the play-off final back in his favor by substituting Jerome in the second half after he believed all other options had been exhausted.

In that sense, it was a sad note on which to leave for the veteran, who had redeemed himself in the eyes of many supporters by coming to his team’s aid in similar hours of need.

Jerome was Evatt’s Red Adair. A physical presence sent on from the bench to see out a game by providing a platform to hold the ball up front, or even an extra bit of muscle in defence.

It was a mantle that probably didn’t sit that comfortably with the player himself – he often argued eloquently that given more regular game time his goal return would have been better – but by the time he had been namechecked in a terrace anthem, he had taken the backhanded compliment with a smile.