Hammer in Les Mis

Good to see West Ham season ticket-holder Donald Sumpter make a brief appearance in Les Miserables last night. We used to bump into Donald regularly in the old East Stand at the Boleyn, where Michael the Whovian could hardly contain himself at being in the presence of a man who has been in both classic and new Doctor Who (check out his roles in The Sea Devils and Hell Bent). As Les Miserables translates as "The Wretched" Victor Hugo's masterpiece is surely all an allegory of being a West Ham fan; Sumpter probably didn't have to delve too far into his method acting to get into the role.