That statement immediatly followed Charlton's FA Cup exit last week, and he was of course referring to his part in the FA's process of choosing who will succeed Sven Goran Eriksson as England coach after the World Cup.
By the weekend his invitation had duly arrived. The FA were obviously keen to show extreme caution in dealings with the Charlton boss since the situation has already provided so much discomfort for him, particularly after being the only candidate to have had his first round of talks receive such widespread coverage at the critical stage in the domestic season.
On Saturday, Charlton were unable to add Fulham to their list of clubs in the bottom six against whom visits have proved fruitful this season. After the hosts had taken the lead for the second time within the first half hour at Craven Cottage, Charlton could not find a way back and afterwards, Addicks boss Alan Curbishley proclaimed: "This is as wound-up as I've been."
With only two fixtures away from home this season remaining, against Bolton Wanderers and Manchester United, avoiding defeat at the weekend would have erased Charlton's record of not having won at another Premiership ground besides their own since October.
After the 2-1 reverse, the Charlton boss spoke about how football clubs can have big transfer budgets, but without a fair rub of the green in the luck stakes, all the finances in the world can make little difference to a team's fortune come the end of the season.
He said: "Luck is sometimes a big thing but he (Harry Redknapp) couldn't quite do it at Southampton (last season). Look at what West Brom and Birmingham have spent and you could say they haven't been that lucky."
Curbishley has managed with a sizeable squad to rotate players during recent fixture pile-ups, which were made that bit more difficult by his side's prolonged FA campaign this season.
He added: "It was very difficult (to not be forced into fielding weakened sides) when the FA wanted cup quarter-finals played on a Monday (and Thursday) while also being asked to play again on the Saturday (and Sunday)."
Source: The Independent