Mindful of the fact that he has to explain to the F.A. why he made comments about Ruud Van Nostrilboy, he had this to say:
"If I was the manager of Charlton, I would be very happy. There was no water underneath him but it was very nice. There was no contact between the players and I do not believe that there is any comparison between this and Robert Pires.
"If I was the manager of Charlton, I would be very happy. There was no water underneath him but it was very nice. There was no contact between the players and I do not believe that there is any comparison between this and Robert Pires.
"Robert was touched against Portsmouth when he was on the run and this was different. I don't rage about it, I can't change anything now, I am just saying what I honestly think."
What he thinks is what most of us think - If you're foreign, you dive, and if you're British, you don't.