I didn't like yesterday. I thought it should be a more celebratory experience

[Burney]

You make Him sound terribly naive. Surely He would've seen all that as inevitable, indeed desirable. Or do they give you economics degrees in Elsaß for collecting enough Kronenbourg bottle tops

Actually, don't answer that. It's France, after all.

In many ways, he is naive. He believes in honour and works in football. You don't get much more naive than that.

[redgunamo]

In many ways, he is naive. He believes in honour and works in football. You don't get much more naive than that.

That's why I never really warmed to Him, I think. The wider question of "honour" for Him was entirely personal and nothing to do with the Arsenal Football Club. He is a professional, rather like those awfully tragic chaps in Michael Mann films. And I do not mean that as a compliment.

He did a fantastic job for us; we shan't see His like again.