This is me, obviously, sitting next to the Premier League Cup, also obviously. We (the cup and moi) are in the Green Room at Sky News. I was there to review the papers along with Michael Booker, Deputy Editor of the Daily Express. The Cup was there to be The Cup. Or, as I have been told to call it, The Trophy. It arrived, borne by two men in Barclays-identified jumpers and white gloves.

One carried the base, the other the Trophy. They placed the Trophy on the base. I asked if I could take a photo of it. “Not until the ribbons are attached”, said Security Guard #1. The ribbons (black, white, red) were affixed to the Trophy. In that order. Can I take a photo now? “Not from the back,” said Security Guard #2. I went to the front. The Deputy Editor of the Express took the photo you see here. What you can’t see are the two Security Guards sitting on either side of the Trophy. Their job is to escort it wherever it goes. How long have they been doing this job? Four Years. They go all around the world with it. With that in our minds, Michael and I went off and reviewed the papers.