Well, there’s no doubt that Stan Collymore knows who Stan Collymore is, if nothing else.
Guardiola sparked a war of words with the pundit and well-travelled striker earlier this week, but Collymore’s response is quite something.
As Ross Geller can testify, starting a sentence (or headline) by claiming things are ‘fine’ is usually an indication that the opposite is the case.
‘If Pep doesn’t know who I am, that’s absolutely fine, all he needs to do is watch Sky Sports, there’s usually the 4-3 game (Liverpool vs Newcastle, 1996) on, or used in an advert,’ writes Collymore, who is definitely fine with the situation.
‘Maybe he could give the former manager of his current club, Stuart Pearce, a call and ask him about who Nottingham Forest’s greatest 11 is, managed by a true great of the game, rather than one spoon fed lots of cash to get success,’ adds Collymore, who thinks Pep Guardiola not being familiar with him is absolutely fine.
‘Or ask Robbie Fowler, Liverpool legend, and someone I’m sure Pep knows the name of, who his best strike partner was amongst Owen, Rush, Viduka, Shearer, Cole et al.’
After all, nothing says ‘None of this is bothering me’ like using a column in a national newspaper to talk about how people have heard of you.
'Owen, Rush, Viduka….Sessions'
— Rick Bladerunner (@tom_mcghee) December 14, 2016
It’s part Alan Partridge, part David Brent and part…some ex-footballer whose name we can’t quite place.
That Collymore thing is even better if you read it with Alan Partridge's voice in your head…….
— Remo (@Remo26599) December 14, 2016
Fair play Pep.
He's made Collymore go full Partridge. pic.twitter.com/8FrrwvTxbX
— Gaz Drinkwater (@Radio_Gaz) December 13, 2016
But we won’t be forgetting about him in a hurry.
Collymore has just ordered a Xmas card via Moonpig and the site requested his name. He attached a compilation of his Southend goals.
— Stephen Tudor (@SteTudor123) December 14, 2016
Stan Collymore's reached the point where everybody else in the room looks at their shoes and mutters about the last tube being soon.
— Huw Davies (@thehuwdavies) December 13, 2016
