Oh dear, not really the point I was making either. Which is...if a footballer references their wage structure, cars, disposal income, spending etc, regardless of the flippancy or context, that often becomes the story regardless of what else they might be saying. Lescott, Cole, and Rose himself...
So why say this at all? He has deflected attention from the very important point he was making, as this thread demonstrates. It’s what most people - as they did when Cashley Cole made a similar remark - will now focus on.