Alternatively, there is the ultimate worst-case scenario: that instead of being a world-class fun sponge with nil sense of humour he may just be right.

Yes, Grimshaw is such a misguided choice that even funsponge Barlow returning to drain all the fun from the competition would have been a more preferable alternative.

There is a tired old cliché in sports, usually bellowed out by grumpy fun sponges, about acting like you’ve been there before. But what if you haven’t? What if you have waited as long as you can reasonably remember for what you still wonder might be a once-in-a-lifetime experience?

Lighten up Sputnick,

Do you see the bulge in his cheek? That is a tongue, not a wad of
tobacco.

SHEESH! This group is full of fun sponges!