Ipswich Town defender Harry Clarke says ex-skipper Luke Chambers gave him the green light to take on his trademark post-match fist-pump celebration.
Ipswich-born Clarke, 22, grew up a big Blues fan and describes Chambers, 37, as one of his 'early heroes'.
And it wasn't long after a return to his boyhood club in January that he was marking each Town win with a Chambers-esque fired-up fist-pump in the direction of joyous supporters.
"I was getting a haircut in town one day, walking across the NCP car park, and I heard this voice call over to me from nowhere - it was Luke Chambers," explained Clarke, when asked about his decision to restore the tradition.
"I’d never spoken to him before. I think he knew my brother from back in the day.
"We had a little chat. He’s a top bloke.
"I mentioned to him that when I was a tiny Ipswich fan I used to watch him and wait for him to do it.
"I asked if I could carry it on and he was like ‘yeah, absolutely’.
"So he passed the baton on, which was nice."
Like Chambers, Clarke is a player who can play right-back or centre-back. Like Chambers, he is very much a player who wears his heart on his sleeve.
"To have that connection with the fans is really special," he said.
"Those moments are a dream come true for me.
"It’s funny. There's a guy on Twitter, my mum always sees it, who rates my fist pumps. I think Bolton last weekend was a good one!"
Asked what his emotions would be like when he scores his first Town goal, Clarke said: "It will be special. I don't really know how I'll react. I haven't got any celebrations planned, I'll just let the moment happen.
"I'd take not scoring and us getting promoted. A goal would be nice though. It will come.
"We've worked a lot on me trying to get in those positions where I can attack, but also stop the counter-attack. The manager encourages me to get forwards."
Since joining Town in a £1m+ switch from Arsenal in January, Clarke - who spent the first half of the season on loan at Championship club Stoke - has started seven games. The Blues' record in those matches is W5 D2.
"Playing regularly was something I spoke to the manager about," said Clarke.
"Coming down to League One, the main thing for me was to get games. The manager has backed that up and played me and hopefully I can keep doing that."
On his growing relationship with right-winger Wes Burns, he said: "The more you play with someone the more you learn their strengths and what they want.
"Wes doesn't want it feet, he wants it in behind and running at the defenders. I'm learning about Chappers (Conor Chaplin) coming across as well. We're building a good relationship down that right side."
Town go into tomorrow afternoon's home clash with Shrewsbury looking to add to a club-record six clean sheets in a row and secure a sixth straight league win for the first time (within a campaign) since 1981.
The ultimate aim, of course, is to catch second-place Plymouth (two points ahead) and claim automatic promotion.
"I've never lost faith," said Clarke. "We're a good enough team. If we keep performing and keep winning games then things will fall into place.
"We want to get the sixth win in a row now, keep breaking records and pick up promotion in the end."
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