DoBelieveTheHype

Thanks to our 8 voters in this years contest I can now reveal the results. 47 of the 103 eligible songs were voted for by at least one voter. Despite a theoretical maximum of 80 points being available just three songs received more than 20 points in the end. So let's start the results by looking at those songs in the Top 3. With 28 points you've crowned Little Red Monkey by Frank Chacksfield's Tunesmith's as 1952-53 song of the year. D7qkAKd-2-c Second prize goes to Glow Worm by The Mills Brothers with 26 points. 2zOoAPn3OjQ In 3rd place is the only other song with more than 20 points (21 points) - Coronation Rag by Winifred Atwell. 1Xlby049pi4 Full table is below: 01 - 28 - Frank Chacksfield's Tunesmiths - Little Red Monkey (Jade - 10, JulianT- 10, King Rollo - 8) 02 - 26 - Mills Brothers - Glow Worm (Scene 8, DoBelieveTheHype - 9, JulianT - 9) 03 - 21 - Winifred Atwell - Coronation Rag (Jade 1, Scene 1, Chartjack3 - 3, DoBelieveTheHype 6, King Rollo - 10) 04 - 18 - Jo Stafford - You Belong To Me (Chartjack3 - 9, LastDreamer - 9) 04 - 18 - Winifred Atwell - Brittannia Rag (Jade - 2, Scene - 5, DoBelieveTheHype - 2, King Rollo - 9) 06 - 17 - Buddy Morrow - Night Train (Scene - 10, DoBelieveTheHype - 7) 07 - 16 - Frankie Laine - I Believe (Chartjack3 - 6, King Rollo - 3, Severin - 7) 08 - 14 - Joan Regan - Ricochet (LastDreamer - 10, JulianT - 2, Severin - 2) 08 - 14 - Nat King Cole - Pretend (Chartjack3 - 8, JulianT - 6) 10 - 13 - Doris Day, Johnnie Ray - Sugarbush (LastDreamer - 8, King Rollo - 4, JulianT - 1) 10 - 13 - Guy Mitchell - She Wears Red Feathers (Chartjack3 - 5, Severin - 8) 12 - 12 - Nat King Cole - Somewhere Along the Way (Chartjack3 - 2, DoBelieveTheHype - 10) 12 - 12 - Ray Anthony and his Orchestra - Dragnet (King Rollo - 6 , Severin - 6) 12 - 12 - Winifred Atwell - Let's Have A Party (Jade - 7, Chartjack3 - 1, King Rollo - 1, Severin - 3) 15 - 11 - Ted Heath and his Music - Hot Toddy (Scene 7, Severin - 4) 16 - 10 - Doris Day, Johnnie Ray - Ma Says Pa Says (DoBelieveTheHype - 4, LastDreamer - 6) 16 - 10 - Frankie Laine - High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me) (Severin - 10) 16 - 10 - Johnston Brothers - Oh Happy Day (Chartjack3 - 10) 19 - 09 - Frank Chacksfield - Terry's Theme From Limelight (Jade - 9) 19 - 09 - Kay Starr - Comes A-Long A-Love_(Scene - 9) 19 - 09 - Nat King Cole - Faith Can Move Mountains (Jade - 6, DoBelieveTheHype - 3) 19 - 09 - Vera Lynn - Auf Wiedersehn Sweetheart (Severin - 9 points) 23 - 08 - Eddie Fisher - Everything I Have Is Yours (DoBelieveTheHype - 8) 23 - 08 - Frankie Laine - The Girl in the Wood (JulianT - 8) 23 - 08 - Jo Stafford - Jambalaya (Scene - 3, King Rollo - 5) 23 - 08 - Mantovani - Swedish Rhapsody (Jade - 3, JulianT - 5) 23 - 08 - Mantovani - The Song From Moulin Rouge (Jade - 8) 23 - 08 - Mario Lanza - Because You're Mine (Chartjack3 - 7, DoBelieveTheHype - 1) 29 - 07 - Bing Crosby - The Isle of Innisfree (JulianT - 7) 29 - 07 - Joni James - Why Don't You Believe Me (King Rollo - 7) 29 - 07 - Patti Page - (How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window (LastDreamer - 7) 29 - 07 - Ray Martin - Blue Tango (Scene - 4, JulianT - 3) 33 - 06 - Guy Mitchell - Feet Up (Pat Him on his Po Po) (Scene - 6) 34 - 05 - Eddie Calvert - Oh Mein Papa (Jade - 5) 34 - 05 - Frankie Laine - Hey Joe (Severin - 5) 34 - 05 - Tony Brent - Walkin' To Missouri (DoBelieveTheHype - 5) 34 - 05 - Vera Lynn - The Windsor Waltz (LastDreamer - 5) 38 - 04 - David Whitfield - Rags to Riches (Chartjack3 - 4) 38 - 04 - Doris Day, Johnnie Ray - Full Time Job (LastDreamer - 4) 38 - 04 - Perry Como - Don't Let the Stars Get In Your Eyes (JulianT - 4) 38 - 04 - Winifred Atwell - Flirtation Waltz (Jade - 4) 42 - 03 - Doris Day, Johnnie Ray - Walk That-A-Way (LastDreamer - 3) 43 - 02 - Diana Decker - Poppa Picollino (King Rollo - 2) 43 - 02 - Rosemary Clooney - Half As Much (LastDreamer - 2) 43 - 02 - Vera Lynn - The Homing Waltz (Scene - 2) 46 - 01 - Doris Day - My Love and Devotion (LastDreamer - 1) 46 - 01 - Johnnie Ray - Walkin My Baby Back Home (Severin - 1)

Last early kick off of the tournament this afternoon. Every match thereafter a 5pm or 8pm kick off.

So the first 0-0 of the tournament and a 'proper' 0-0 as well - fall asleep time. 4 points will barring a remarkable turn of events see these teams both through to the knockouts as at least best 3rd place with Poland now eliminated. Goes back to what I was saying the other day about competitions should be either 32 or 16 teams and top two going through; none of this 'best losers' crap. Shame the next World Cup will be marred by this best losers format as well.

It was offside anyway.

Nearly a fourth there, open goal and missed by the Austrian.

Anyway, I do think it's a bit rotten that 10 team South America gets an intercontinental play off slot while 55 team Europe doesn't get any.

I should have done a more thorough search sorry. Feel free to remove this.

Main threads Africa Asia Europe North America Oceania South America As you’ll know - the competition has been extended to 48 teams for the 2026 competition. That means the slot allocation has been changed and is now: AFC - 8 via qualifying CAF - 9 via qualifying CONCACAF - 3 hosts, 3 via qualifying CONMEBOL - 6 via qualifying OFC - 1 via qualifying UEFA - 16 via qualifying (55 countries) 2 more spots are available via intercontinental qualifying play-offs. Each confederation sets the qualifying rules for their own confederation which results in different routes for countries depending on their location. Below is an overview. Asian Football Confederation (46 nations). The AFC had 46 nations taking part in their five round qualification process. First Round - 20 teams - ranked 27-46 played in a 2 legged home and away fixture in October 2023 Eliminated in First Round: Mongolia, Maldives, Guam, Sri Lanka, Macau, Cambodia, East Timor, Brunei, Bhutan, Laos Qualified for Second Round: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Singapore, Yemen, Myanmar, Pakistan, Chinese Taipei, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Nepal Second Round - 36 teams - ranked 1-26 + the 10 first round winners divided into 9 groups of 4 and play home and away round robin, the group winners and runners up advance to round 3. Eliminated in Second Round: India, Afghanistan, Syria, Myanmar, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Chinese Taipei, Turkmenistan, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Philippines, Tajikistan, Pakistan, Yemen, Nepal, Lebanon, Bangladesh Qualified for Third Round: Qatar, Kuwait, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, China, Oman, Kyrgyzstan, Iran, Uzbekistan, Iraq, Indonesia, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Australia, Palestine. Third Round: Matches begin 5th September 2024 3 groups of 6 with home and away round robin. The top two teams in each group will qualify for the World Cup. The 3rd and 4th placed teams will go to the fourth round. 5th and 6th placed teams will be eliminated. Fourth Round: October 2025 Pots for this will be drawn on 27 June 2024. 3rd and 4th placed teams from the third round will be placed into two groups of three and play once against each other at a neutral venue. Winners of groups qualify for the world cup, runners up go to the fifth round. Third place eliminated. Fifth Round - November 2025 The two second place teams from each group in the fourth round will play a two-legged match with the winner gaining a place in the intercontinental play offs. Confederation of African Football (53 nations) First Round (ongoing) - 9 groups of 6 set to play home and away matches with the winners of each group qualifying for the world cup. Play-Off Stage - The four best group runners up will play in semi-final and final play-offs to win a place at the inter-confederation play-offs. Confederation of North, Central American and Carribean Association Football (32 nations) First Round: Teams ranked 29 to 32 played two-legged home and away fixtures. The winners advance to the second round. Eliminated: Turks and Caicos Islands, U.S Virgin Islands Qualified for Second Round: Anguilla, British Virgin Islands Second Round: 6 groups of 5 teams composing the two first round qualifiers and the 28 best ranked teams will play single round robin matches (2 home, 2 away). Group winners and runners up will advance to the third round. Third Round: Twelve advancers from Second Round drawn into 3 groups of 4 and play double round-robin matches. The three winners will qualify for the world cup with the 2 best ranked runners up advancing to the intercontinental play off. CONMEBOL (South American Football Association) (10 nations) Nice simple one here - the 10 teams in the confederation will play home and away round robin format with the 6 highest placed teams in the league qualifying for the World Cup. Oceania Football Confederation (11 nations) First Round: The four lowest ranked teams will play in a 3 match (semi finals - final style) knockout round with the winner advancing to the second round. Second Round: Winner from the first round and 7 highest ranked teams will be split into two groups of four. The top two teams from each group will advance to the third round. Third Round: The four advancing teams from the second round will play a knockout semi-final and final. The winner will qualify directly for the World Cup. The runner up will take a slot at the inter-confederation play-offs. Union of European Football Associations (55 nations) First Round: 12 groups of 4 or 5 teams will play round robin home and away matches with the winners of each group qualifying for the world cup. Second Round: 16 teams - (12 runners up and the 4 highest ranked Nations League teams not already qualified) will be placed into semi-final/final knockout pathways with the four path winners qualifying for the World Cup. Dates AFC Third Round - 5 September 2024 - 10 June 2025 CAF - November 2023 - October 2025 CONCACAF - 22 March 2024 - November 2025 CONMEBOL - 7 September 2023 - September 2025 OFC -2 September 2024 - March 2025 UEFA - 21 March 2025 - 31 March 2026

13.1m Peak with a 11.2m match average for England v Denmark according to BBC website - there's no programme average as yet. Spain v Italy got 6.2m peak comfortably beating the election debates 3.3m peak on the BBC according to Clive Tyldesley

Argentina win the opener in Atlanta with a 2-0 over Canada with Alvarez and Martinez the scorers in 49' and 88' respectfully. Next match is Peru v Chile at 1am tonight.

To be frank - our own friends were making it a hostile atmosphere if you listened to them. We're worse to our own players than foreign nations our to them. Our national fans are an embarrassment, always have been always will be. When they're not trashing foreign cities they're booing their own players.

Looks like the Spanish are going to break the deadlock - a bit remarkable they haven't so far the amount of attempts they've had.

Teams don't get to finals and semi-finals if they aren't good - regardless of their historic size they were the top teams at those tournaments that knocked us out - as said before either winning the tournament or getting to the final in all 3 cases. We went out to Iceland in 2016 for goodness sake, it's amazing how short peoples memories are. We've gone from worrying about whether we'd even qualify after 2014 and 2016 to going out in the quarter-final in 2022 being seen as a disappointment. That's thanks to Southgate's man management. Club level performances are irrelevant on an international stage. As this afternoons game proved. Loads of great club players turning in poor performances at national level. Either being to selfish (Foden) or too lazy (midfielders not getting forward). It's a draw that would have been a win if it wasn't for a wonder strike off the Dane - you're running away with yourself. If we lose the next game and don't make the knockouts then maybe there's a case to dismiss him - but he'd still go down as an incredibly successful manager in my book. Southgate has given us some of the greatest evenings in England football history and people still won't give him credit for it. England fans are pathetic when it comes to stuff like this and I'm not taking part in the short-term memory, media-led campaign against him after one bad tournament result. Why our so many fans not content unless we lift the trophy? That's an insane bar to set. Finals and semi-finals for a team that didn't qualify for a 2008 Euros and got knocked out in the group stage at the 2014 World Cup and got knocked out by Iceland at the 2016 Euros is some result and turnaround.

Hopefully they both play with the intention to win rather than chasing a draw that will probably get them through anyway as it seems England were this afternoon. Definitely feels like they need to look at either cutting the tournament back to 16 teams or extending to 32 so we can just have top 2 go through - I don't like the best third placed stuff (especially as it's going to affect the next extended world cup with this parasite of a format). I'd prefer cutting it back to 16 and keeping the world cup at 32.

Matchday 1: Friday 21st June 1am Argentina 2 v 0 Canada Saturday 22nd June 1am Peru 0 v 0 Chile 11pm Ecaudor 2 v 1 Venezuela Sunday 23rd June 2am Mexico 1 v 0 Jamaica 11pm USA 2 v 0 Bolivia Monday 24th June 2am Uruguay 3 v 1 Panama 11pm Columbia 2 v 1 Paraguay Tuesday 25th June 2am Brazil 0 v 0 Costa Rica

Yep - just on Premier Sports.

Gareth Southgate isn't incompetent - the players are. Too much selfishness from players trying to get their moment - and a lack of energy from players going forward. Acting is if they've been told to get the draw at least - which they certainly wouldn't have. He produces much more out of our team than most of his predecessors. Remember when we didn't qualify for the 2008 Euros, when we got knocked out in the group stages of the 2014 World Cup and when we and when we got knocked out by Iceland at the 2016 Euros.... Few would have imagined we'd get to a World Cup Semi-Final and a Euros final. I think some people to quick to forget how bad we were before Southgate took over. He's done wonders with the team and a few bad results shouldn't see him shown the door. Yes he clearly needs to change things - and he acknowledged that tonight with the subs - but let's give the man his due.

So many empty seats in the stands. Embarrassment for a country like Germany.

Poor performance so far outside of the goal.

Kane scores and 1-0 up

As long as he subs Foden if he plays like he did the other night that's fine.

And there it is.

For those interested in this stuff: Home Nations Overnight Viewing Figures Scotland v Germany - 6m (10.4m Peak, 9.1m Match Average) England v Serbia - 10.5m (15m Peak, 14.2m Match Average) Scotland v Switzerland - 7m (9.4m Peak, 8.6m Match Average) England v Denmark - - (13.1m Peak, 11.2m Match Average) Scotland v Hungary - 6.7m (10m Peak, 8.4m Match Average) England v Slovenia - 9.2m (15.4m Peak, 14.5m match average) Next Home Nations game is Scotland v Hungary on 8pm Tuesday which should rate well with the Scots looking to get out of the group. The next England game is at 8pm on a Tuesday night and obviously has more riding on it so should get the best ratings of the tournament so far.

A Slovenia goal would be even better for us.

Awful commentary on this match.