John O'Shea admits he has considered leaving Manchester United for regular first team action.
He said: "That is crossing my mind a lot of the time, but then I think 'where do I go when you leave a team like that?'
Those who have left the club in recent years have not always prospered elsewhere, and O'Shea does not have to think back too far to assess his own good fortune.
Back in 1999, he was at the Nou Camp as a youngster to witness United's dramatic Champions League victory over Bayern Munich in his first year at the club.
He said: "The club brought every member of the canteen staff, reserve team, youth team over to Barcelona on the day.
"We had lunch down at the harbour and an afternoon of a few orange juices.
"Buses were meant to pick us up at 6.30pm to the Nou Camp, but an accident prevented them from making it to us, so we all ended up in our Manchester United blazers getting on the trams to go to the stadium that way.
"Mingling with the fans I think that they felt that half of us were meant to be playing."
Asked how many of his fellow tram passengers that evening are still at the club, O'Shea replied: "None, although a good few are still playing football."
