Ally McCoist reckons the romantic road from non-league rags to European riches still functions as a pivotal pathway for aspiring football talent.
The former Scotland and Rangers ace, 59, has loved monitoring Jamie Vardy, Ian Wright and – more recently – Ross Stewart’s rousing journeys through the ranks across a dedicated footballing lifetime.
Leicester hitman Vardy, 35, navigated his way from lowly Fleetwood to searing Premier League - and European – heights while Wright failed to fire on all goalscoring cylinders until a move from Greenwich Borough to Crystal Palace at the age of 21.