The Landlord apologises for the lateness of this podcast! Jon Richardson reports from Thomas Tuchel’s first game with Gary the Hatch, Big Phil, Even Bigger Phil, & Micky Titch.

We also discuss.... If theatre was football, aren’t mice cute? a joke that only Matt Forde can tell, Armando Iannucci’s script editing process and Jon tells us about playing in an 11-a-side football match organised by Joe Wilkinson. 

Jon pre teases the big change in his life (which has now been revealed… https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2025/jon-richardson-waterloo-road) and we welcome for the first time ever an ACTUAL PUNTER in the Dog and Bastard - who tells us some Spicy Countdown opinions and some exclusive Bielsa gossip.

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