It is fair to say that the diminutive individual who provided the FA Cup's most iconic giant-killing moment 30 years ago this week was a more complicated soul than most.
Eight days after his searing free-kick for Wrexham helped sink Arsenal in that third-round tie on January 4, 1992, Mickey Thomas was arrested for his part of a counterfeit money scam. He ran out for the fourth round at West Ham to a ticker tape welcome of Monopoly money.
But one of the lesser appreciated aspects of Thomas is how very seriously he always viewed any perceived slight on his own team-mates.