'I'm just looking forward to some football,' said David Jones, with a giddy, boyish tinge to his usually pristine delivery. Gary Neville chuckled in the background. 'I think we all are, aren't we?'
It was, at first, a back to school vibe on Sky Sports as the Premier League made its eagerly awaited restart - a reunion of old friends, if you will, after 100 days. And with old friends, it takes no time to pick up where you left off.
'They might just have missed each other,' Jones, the host for Manchester City's match against Arsenal, said as he introduced Neville and Jamie Carragher.