Gary O'Neil was a welcome guest in the West Ham United press box for the 1-1 draw with Blackburn Rovers at the weekend.
The midfielder accepted an invitation from talkSPORT presenter - and mad West Ham fan - Ian 'Moose' Abrahams to do some radio work as he recovers from his long-term ankle injury suffered against Aston Villa.
O'Neil is also intending to be at the Wigan Athletic away match next Sunday, despite needing to keep his leg almost permanently elevated in order to aid the crucial first phase of his recovery period. He is set to miss several months after the surgery but is determined to swap the radio mic for his boots as soon as possible.
He said: "I enjoyed it - although I was so into watching the lads and nervous for us to get a result, so I would forget and cheer something and then there was someone speaking in my ear to ask me what I thought!
"But it was good to do and I'd do it again. It is not easy when it is your own team out there though."
O'Neil knows the team face a tall order to survive but stressed it was important to keep going. "We got a draw and we have to just go again in the final two games and see where that takes us. It is frustrating for me to only be able to watch, but there's nothing I can do about that, but the lads will be digging in to try and get the results we need and you never know."
Meanwhile, he will focus on his fitness fight and is pleased with how it has gone to date.
"I had the operation and it went well. It was my right ankle. I had some joint damage so they had to look at that and then I have had to rest and keep my foot up. It has been hard to get about as I haven't been able to stand on it at all. I have been able to move a bit more in the last week or so, though.
"I saw the consultant last week and he was pleased with the progress I have made, so that was good. It is a bit strange for me as I have never had an injury like this before that is going to keep me out for this long. But to hear progress is good was a boost for me for the long haul."
As O'Neil watches the final matches, he knows that the Hammers will have immense backing from the claret and blue army.
"The fans are brilliant - I know they have been all season and I have certainly noticed it since I have been here.
"It is a huge thing to go out there with the noise of your own fans willing you on. It will be tense, as things don't always happen immediately in games. You don't always get off to a flier, goals are not always scored straight away and all of that, but if the fans are right behind you, it is another boost to us getting the results we need."