Anag Ram

Warne:
Hello Darren?
 

I can’t imagine the determination needed to make it in comedy and comedy writing when you have a condition like cerebral palsy.
Rosie Jones seems to be very popular in the industry but she has perhaps been on too many programmes in a short space of time and that sometimes grates no matter who the entertainer is.
Like all comedy acts, she will divide opinion. 

 

I went to see Romesh Ranganathan last night at The Plymouth Pavilions. It's  a 75 minute drive and the worst comedy venue in the Western Hemisphere, but it was well worth it.
Never seen him live before, but he was great value, and there was rarely a smile off my face.
I didn't quite know what to expect as I haven't watched any of his sitcoms and have only seen him do a smattering of stand-up.
Opening up with a joke about being trolled on Twitter by Laurence Fox and his racist mates was brilliant, with a great use of the C word.
At one stage, Mrs Badger turned to me after he made one acerbic comment and said, 'That's you'. That's probably why I liked him so much. Athough, rather confusingly, it doesn't explain why she thought he was great too, when I seldom get more than an eye roll.

There were lots of jokes about hypocrisy (mainly his own), wanting to stay in and watch TV rather than socialise, and preferring his wife had swung with a couple at a party than drunkenly agreeing to go on holiday with them to Portugal, which he did.
He is the Victor Meldew of Sri Lankan comedy and I think a lot in t his group would like him.
Just not the fellas who lean slightly more to the right.
Not only would I go and see him again, I'd even drive to that **** hole, Plymouth to do so. Rare praise.
He did quite a long set, too, with no warm-up and an intermission.
I thought Tom Allen was brilliant and he may just about have shaded it.
9/10
James Acaster in two weeks.

Joel Randall of Peterborough would be on my list. Clever attacking midfield player who is still improving at 24.

Warne:
Hello Darren?
 

Anyone tried The Tattooist of Auschwitz yet?
Two episodes in and it hasn’t disappointed. One to gird your loins for as it doesn’t shrink from some of the horrors.
Harvey Keitel is excellent as the old man narrating his (true) story.

I’m not going to take delight in the suffering of any set of fans.
They will be hurting, like we were.
 

Joel Randall of Peterborough would be on my list. Clever attacking midfield player who is still improving at 24.

Surely nonsense and conjecture?
Suspect we’re ‘interested’ in the same way we might be interested in Erling Haaland if he was available. 
He’ll be far too expensive for us and be looking to the Premier League or a contender therefor.


 
 

You don’t have to asterisk clot.
 

Joel Randall of Peterborough would be on my list. Clever attacking midfield player who is still improving at 24.

Bernard Hill has died aged 79 - he may have been in Titanic and Lord of the Rings, but to my generation, he'll always be 'Yosser' Hughes - an absolutely masterful performance - RIP 

Joel Randall of Peterborough would be on my list. Clever attacking midfield player who is still improving at 24.

I’m not going to take delight in the suffering of any set of fans.
They will be hurting, like we were.
 

I’m not going to take delight in the suffering of any set of fans.
They will be hurting, like we were.
 

Liam Thompson looks like he'd be absolutely hilarious in the dressing room

IMHO only Adams from those three is anywhere near the level we will need next season.
Smith is a good solid pro dropping through the divisions and Thompson is little more than a keen runner.
Winning the midfield will be so important and will require strength, stamina and guile.
I think we probably need at least two, possibly three new midfield players in our squad.
 

I’m not going to take delight in the suffering of any set of fans.
They will be hurting, like we were.
 

I’m not going to take delight in the suffering of any set of fans.
They will be hurting, like we were.
 

I’m not going to take delight in the suffering of any set of fans.
They will be hurting, like we were.
 

I’m not going to take delight in the suffering of any set of fans.
They will be hurting, like we were.
 

Stephen Pearce is taking the transfer kitty to Vegas.
Who knows?
 

I like the look of Thelo Aasgaard at Wigan, was a handful everytime we’ve played them and is at a great age at 22

I think the move was a bit of a culture shock. Not just location but a new group of players and a focus on fitness and hard work.
Winning promotion and celebrating together should help him fit in and he has a summer with Sergeants Warne and Barker to look forward to.
If he comes out stronger, fitter and feeling loved, we may have a bit of a gem.