Quote Originally Posted by redgunamo View Post
By Alan Smith (Filed: 02/02/2004)

On signing for Arsenal, I remember the chief scout, Steve Burtenshaw, leading me out on to the hallowed Highbury turf. "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."

Hate to break it to you, red, but our new no. 9 has spent a lot of time as a 'false' no. 9 at City.