"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."
Well, quite. For the shareholders it is a serious matter and they are entitled to ask whatever questions they deem appropriate.
The rest of us are just watching a bunch of lads kick an inflated sphere about. It's nothing to get excited about.
I'm wearing my pragmatic head today.
Oh, I agree. As you know, I'm even less likely than you to get myself excited about it. However, I just felt Monty's tone a tad misplaced and felt the need to pull him up on it.
Is it Decline and Fall again tonight? It's on at the same time as the Saxon violence thing, I think.