"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."
I'm amazed we got a fee for him given he was due a testimonial (they are rare these days, because few players stay at a club long enough to 'earn' one).
He/his advisers could have just said he would sit on the rest of his fat contract unless we waived a transfer fee which would have allowed him to pocket a massive signing-on fee in lieu. Just for once, we haven't been mugged off.
"Scoring a goal is better than sex" - Whoever said that was sticking it to the wrong woman