It's an England thing
NEWS from the English Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Staff Website. Commentators have been issued with instructions for the BBC's World Cup coverage.
These include:
· Within one minute of kick off in the opening match (Germany v Costa Rica), the commentator must mention England.
· All Scottish members of our commentary team must continue to refer to England as "we" and "us".
· For matches not involving England, we must only discuss the players that are playing in England (eg - Holland v Argentina should be referred to as Van Nistelroy v Crespo).
· Each match involving England should begin with the phrase "England Expects".
· When England bows out after the first stage, we must emphasise that it is a massive blow to football and a serious loss to the World Cup.
· And of course the magic number 1966 must be insinuated into the conversation at every available opportunity.
