"It was like having a toothache so bad you can't stand it, all over your body," he said.
For example: "Billy, I can't stand it when you come over and try and spend all your time with my brother instead of with me".
As we stand it's not far over a week away.
But as things stand it expects to be £100m over budget by the end of the financial year.
As it stands, it looks like over-the-air downloads are out of the question, but there's no word on release date or partnerships with film distributors.
I stood there turning it over in my hands, struggling to divine its worth.
Rooney, Anderson and Nani stand over it, but it's the Englishman who steps up.
"But in dense stands it takes over, growing too thickly for birds to even fly into it.
"That's what I did - I came to my judgement and I'm satisfied it was the right judgement and I stand over it and I refute absolutely that I made it on any other basis other than merit".
Strength is not ego, nor does it stand for over-the-top, pumped-up, hollow words that sound threatening.
