West Ham is occurrin'

It was surely peak West Ham on Gavin and Stacey when Smithy's stag do saw the entire male cast dress in West Ham shirts from different eras, including the 1964 Cup Final, Dagenham Motors and Dr Martens kits. Uncle Bryn even purchased the entire Hammers kit and might be worth considering as a new signing. He could distract opposition full-backs by discussing the merits of the iPod Nano and asking them on fishing trips. Spoiler alert: Sonia  would surely have banned Smithy from visiting the London Stadium, though you suspect that married to Nessa, who presumably supports Barry Town FC, his West Ham love would flourish. Tidy.

This was the best reference to the Hammers on TV since that bloke in White Lotus sang Bubbles and Donna Noble in Doctor Who said she learned to whistle "up West Ham". Come on you TV Irons!

Noble return for Gavin and Stacey

Good to see the Christmas Day special of Gavin and Stacey featuring Baby Neil in a Mark Noble Number 16 shirt, given to him as a present by James Corden's Smithy. Will Smithy marry Nessa and take her to the London Stadium? Surely he will, though Nessa might find that not much is occurring in the opposition goalmouth. And could we have Uncle Bryn in charge of stadium catering please? Tidy.