150KTubs - future career in Virgin Radio and other soulful pursuits **Mod: Read OP**

Not forgetting talking to Sinead O Connor 2 weeks before her death who told Ryan how God when all is going well has a habit of appearing in hoddie, stabbing you and robbing you. Sinead was probably talking about her experiences of life but is Ryan protraying this as loosing his pampered RTE life?

"the story everyone wants to read" according to the Mail! ha ha ha ha ha ha...... I'd imagine a lot of people will see that on the newstand today and snort with laughter. We've heard it all. He was welcomed by the Irish ambassador, recognised in the streets, thousands of welcoming texts, invitations to Dermot Kennedy's house etc. He sure knows how to talk himself up..........him and Noel Kelly.

It does actually read like the work of a reasonably intelligent primary school "what I did on my holidays" essay

Oh look its god in a hoodie, no Ryan you're actually being mugged

Mcsavage was great last night , 2 thirds , or 2 tirds as Ryan would say in his comical oirish voice of last nights show was amazing.

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If an 18 year old student wrote that column about leaving home to go study in London, you'd feel a bit worried for them......

That was a 50 year old man, an author and owner of many books, who once commanded 700k from his employer.

At this stage, I'm actually starting to feel a sliver of admiration for Tubs. A case study in where zero self awareness and a set of brass balls will get you.

How so? Snubbed by the Conan interview?

Another bit I liked "my friends looked at properties for me."

Ryan Everyman Toyman.

The guy is wealthy. He’s not going to be living in some dingy apartment or a house share.

The dude owns a house in an exclusive area of Dublin, now lives in an apartment in London with his new partner; has a radio show, newspaper column, and other work.

He’s not exactly some middle-aged bachelor living alone in BallyBrokenDreams thinking about a past that never was.

I’m not sure that’s quite the burn you think it is. Millions of people live in London. It’s a global city. The chap is living in a lovely part of it. It’s not exactly heading home to his childhood bedroom is it? Making small talk with elderly parents before heading up to bed for a Tommy Tank and a cry.

Yeah. It's not the burn for ordinary individuals. But Ryan shouldn't have to schlum it around like a nobody, at the bottom of the ladder, unable to find work in your own country, like the previous Late Late host. It audibale in how he talks about his situation.

I hope it doesn't go all Henry Sellars on air.

Listened to a bit of Anton Savage this morning aka "the man who should have gotten the LLS after Pat Kenny if RTE wasn't a complete jokeshop"

His contributors included Gina London and Fergus Finlay. Fergus was incredulous at the total dreck that Tub's had just shat out for his first column in the MoS. Thought the standard of writing was just abysmal. He did of course, soften the blow by saying Tubs was an accomplished broadcaster and writing wasn't his bag anyway. Yeah, sure Fergus!

Gina London believed the tall tale about sliding door moments in London with Chris Evans was a complete work of fiction. Which is more believable? That NK has been working around the clock to get someone, anyone to take on Tubs at a level that appears, on the surface at least, to be a step up from RTE. In order to get this deal he promised Virgin sponsorships that would cover Tub's wage on week 1.

Or.............Chris Evans saw that Tubs was in a artisan bookshop / café in Mayfair and got on the blower to offer him the 10am daily slot on Virgin.......!

What new partner? If you're referring to the rose, he's been going out with her for ages.