Andy Cole laughs when reminded he was never capped for England while breaking goalscoring records at Newcastle. Not that he needed a reminder.
He laughs, too, when told he had scored 50 Premier League goals and was the most expensive player in British history before he was handed a belated debut in March, 1995.
‘I’m glad you’re giving me all these numbers, I’m having a chuckle to myself,’ says Cole.
‘If I brought up these arguments when I was playing, everyone would say, “Who do you think you are? You’re arrogant”.