But few can have attained the notoriety managed by Jason Crowe on his Arsenal bow in October 1997.
The 20-year-old was introduced into the action in extra-time of a League Cup tie against Birmingham, was adjudged by referee Uriah Rennie to have committed a dangerously high foul on Martin O'Connor in his first involvement and was back in the dressing room before Arsene Wenger could say: 'I did not see ze incident."