"Plenty of strikers can score goals," he said, gesturing to the famous old stands casting shadows around us.
"But a lot have found it difficult wearing the number 9 shirt for The Arsenal."
Sounds like a fair amount of hassle for what will probably be a less than pleasant user experience.
West Ham are grim at the best of times and we are less than sparkling at the moment. Factor in the potential for a footballing equivalent of anal assault which will be handed to us by Andy Carroll and one may question the whole event.