DitzyNizzy

I've got some off that "£1 guy", and he was great in 1997 - they trialled televoting that year in five countries, and we were one of them. During the voting period, he told us to "not vote tactically, just use your vote in the way it will be most effective". And we started our trend of giving high points to Ireland. (With the exceptions of 1999, 2001 and 2007, we've failed to give them anything less than 7 points.) In 1997, digital TV had yet to be started in the United Kingdom, so had to have cable to get a crystal clear picture of BBC1. I'm guessing that guy didn't. Well, how can you have NOT taken the p!ss out of the presenters - they were horrendous. No wonder the evening hadn't been done ENTIRELY of rhyming couplets before or since. AND he even managed to annoy Danmarks Radio as well!

2007-01. Rihanna & Jay-Z - Umbrella 2007-01. Take That - Shine 2008-02. September - Cry For You

She doesn't have a lot of time in the trailer. (According to the Radio Times, she spends most of the episode at a health farm.)

I still love how a lot of people said that France would beat Switzerland. I was one of the few (and I was the only one in the office) who said they would draw. And I only said that 'cos they were in the same qualifying group and neither team won either game.

Not as far as I was aware - I always thought Poland was a seperate country during the Soviet Union's existence. But they have done, though (1995-1996 and 2005-2006, although the latter was MASSIVELY underrated).

2007-02. Rihanna & Jay-Z - Umbrella 2007-00. Mutya Buena - Real Girl 2007-02. Maroon 5 - Makes Me Wonder 2007-03. Gym Class Heroes & Patrick Stump - Cupid's Chokehold <- This CANNOT leave after Nelly Furtado. 2007-00. Beyoncé Knowles & Shakira - Beautiful Liar 2007-03. Nelly Furtado - Say It Right 2007-02. Kaiser Chiefs - Everything Is Average Nowadays 2007-00. Calvin Harris - The Girls 2007-00. Gwen Stefani & Akon - The Sweet Escape 2007-02. Enrique Iglesias - Do You Know? (The Ping Pong Song) 2007-00. Take That - Shine 2007-00. Scissor Sisters - Kiss You Off 2007-01. Kaiser Chiefs - Ruby 2007-02. Pink - Leave Me Alone (I'm Lonely) 2007-00. Reverend & The Makers - Heavyweight Champion Of The World 2008-00. Duffy - Warwick Avenue 2008-02. Sara Bareilles - Love Song 2008-00. Sam Sparro - Black & Gold 2008-03. Bryn Christopher - The Quest 2008-02. Gabriella Cilmi - Sweet About Me 2008-01. September - Cry For You 2008-01. Madonna & Justin Timberlake - 4 Minutes 2008-00. Elbow - One Day Like This 2008-01. Alex Gaudino & Shena - Watch Out 2008-01. Duffy - Mercy

The English WC2002 single made No8 in Scotland? :o And it came after a rather quite good Hits 53 (minus the Gareth Gates and Scooter tracks, mind).

Amazingly, only Materrazzi complained when it was given! As for the Dutch - we are so f***ed when Scotland play them in the WC qualifiers.

I was thinking about this, and seem to remember something similar happening in 2001. Nothing came of it then, so why would/should it now?

About the drug dealing - as Frankie Boyle once said on Mock the Week: "You got this thing on DVDs now, where they say DVD piracy funds the drug trade... Funds the drugs trade – I don't know about you, but I reckon, if you can't make money out of heroin, you're gonnae struggle in general. "Oh, the problem with this crack cocaine is people can just take it or leave it - thank God we're still selling the Harry Potters!""

I doubt that the album and all three singles would have made enough to give ANYONE £10 million.

Is this in the chart because of the Radiohead "Greatest" Hits album, or because they've allowed their songs to be on iTunes?

2007-02. Rihanna & Jay-Z - Umbrella 2007-00. Mutya Buena - Real Girl 2007-01. Maroon 5 - Makes Me Wonder 2007-00. Gym Class Heroes & Patrick Stump - Cupid's Chokehold 2007-04. Cherry Ghost - People Help The People 2007-00. Beyoncé Knowles & Shakira - Beautiful Liar 2007-00. Nelly Furtado - Say It Right 2007-01. Kaiser Chiefs - Everything Is Average Nowadays 2007-00. Calvin Harris - The Girls 2007-00. Gwen Stefani & Akon - The Sweet Escape 2007-01. Enrique Iglesias - Do You Know? (The Ping Pong Song) 2007-00. Take That - Shine 2007-00. Scissor Sisters - Kiss You Off 2007-01. Kaiser Chiefs - Ruby 2007-01. Pink - Leave Me Alone (I'm Lonely) 2007-03. Hellogoodbye - Here (In Your Arms) 2007-01. Simply Red - Stay 2007-00. Reverend & The Makers - Heavyweight Champion Of The World 2008-00. Duffy - Warwick Avenue 2008-02. Sara Bareilles - Love Song 2008-01. Rihanna - Take A Bow 2008-00. Sam Sparro - Black & Gold 2008-01. The Zutons - Always Right Behind You 2008-00. Bryn Christopher - The Quest 2008-00. Gabriella Cilmi - Sweet About Me 2008-01. Scouting For Girls - Heartbeat 2008-00. September - Cry For You 2008-02. The Ting Tings - That's Not My Name 2008-03. Will.I.Am & Cheryl Cole - Heartbreaker 2008-01. Madonna & Justin Timberlake - 4 Minutes 2008-03. The Fratellis - Mistress Mabel 2008-00. Estelle & Kanye West - American Boy 2008-00. Elbow - One Day Like This 2008-00. Alex Gaudino & Shena - Watch Out 2008-00. Duffy - Mercy

It won't be - it may be on earlier to accomodate the pre-match build-up, but it won't postpone it (as it means the show won't start until 9.45pm, and this is primarily aimed at children <it wouldn't be on at 7pm if it wasn't>).

And you know what's gonna happen, don't you? If UEFA succeed, then the IOC will challenge it, as will Wimbledon, and Formula One, and so on until the list of protected events is as empty as Homer Simpson's head.

I hope to god that this isn't as ominous as Umbrella was.

How do you think I feel? I'm 26, and yet I feel like the cryptkeeper.

2007-00. Rihanna & Jay-Z - Umbrella 2007-00. Mutya Buena - Real Girl 2007-01. Maroon 5 - Makes Me Wonder 2007-00. Gym Class Heroes & Patrick Stump - Cupid's Chokehold 2007-00. Cherry Ghost - People Help The People 2007-00. Beyoncé Knowles & Shakira - Beautiful Liar 2007-00. Nelly Furtado - Say It Right 2007-00. Kaiser Chiefs - Everything Is Average Nowadays 2007-00. Calvin Harris - The Girls 2007-00. Gwen Stefani & Akon - The Sweet Escape 2007-00. Enrique Iglesias - Do You Know? (The Ping Pong Song) 2007-00. Take That - Shine 2007-02. UnkleJam - What Am I Fighting For? 2007-02. The Fray - Over My Head (Cable Car) 2007-00. Scissor Sisters - Kiss You Off 2007-00. Kaiser Chiefs - Ruby 2007-00. Pink - Leave Me Alone (I'm Lonely) 2007-00. Hellogoodbye - Here (In Your Arms) 2007-00. Simply Red - Stay 2007-00. Reverend & The Makers - Heavyweight Champion Of The World 2008-00. Duffy - Warwick Avenue 2008-00. Sara Bareilles - Love Song 2008-00. Coldplay - Violet Hill 2008-00. Rihanna - Take A Bow 2008-00. Sam Sparro - Black & Gold 2008-00. The Zutons - Always Right Behind You 2008-00. Bryn Christopher - The Quest 2008-00. Gabriella Cilmi - Sweet About Me 2008-00. Scouting For Girls - Heartbeat 2008-00. September - Cry For You 2008-02. Ne-Yo - Closer 2008-01. The Ting Tings - That's Not My Name 2008-01. Will.I.Am & Cheryl Cole - Heartbreaker 2008-00. Madonna & Justin Timberlake - 4 Minutes 2008-00. The Fratellis - Mistress Mabel 2008-00. Estelle & Kanye West - American Boy 2008-00. Wiley - Wearing My Rolex 2008-00. Elbow - One Day Like This 2008-00. Alex Gaudino & Shena - Watch Out 2008-00. Duffy - Mercy UnkleJam. :puke:

They only restricted Argentina to a half dozen goals.

They've got a successful career, and in this part of Europe, being in Eurovision kills your career.

Wasn't that group of death pretty easy? Iirc, the Netherlands and Argentina both qualified with a game - against each other - to spare (and unsurprisingly fielded weakened squads).

I think you've answered your own question there, mate.

And we probably would have given it douze points had we been drawn to vote in SF1.

It's nice to know someone does. I don't.

2006-01. The Feeling - Fill My Little World 2006-01. Nerina Pallot - Everybody's Gone To War 2006-00. Pink - Who Knew 2006-02. Corinne Bailey Rae - Trouble Sleeping 2006-01. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Dani California 2006-02. Rihanna - SOS 2006-01. The Zutons - Valerie 2006-02. Nelly Furtado - Maneater 2006-01. Orson - Bright Idea 2006-03. Sandi Thom - I Wish I Was A Punk Rocker (With Flowers In My Hair) 2008-00. Duffy - Warwick Avenue 2008-03. Sara Bareilles - Love Song 2008-01. Sam Sparro - Black & Gold 2008-01. Rihanna - Take A Bow 2008-01. One Republic - Say (All I Need) 2008-01. Mystery Jets - Two Doors Down