indeed. this is was the truly ugly side of war.
Music Eurovision 2022 | IT'S COMING HOME | Status: went to UKraine | Caf: UK ROBBED | Russian media: UK are the winners | UK host 2023 | Liverpool* hosting
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indeed. this is was the truly ugly side of war.
Even in the Eurovision thread UK folks manage to make it all about themselves, amazing stuff
I mean, you literally pay to be in the contest unlike other countries who had to go through qualifying, and yet people talk about what's fair
Wrong. We don't "Pay to be in it" we pay for the bloody thing full stop.
And even if your ramblings were correct, we can't even pay to win right anyway
We’re so sorry about the war, here have a eurovision. People are fecking weird.
War is indeed hell.
I'd rather be on the frontlines than suffer this outrage and indignation!
How can you say that UK got robbed?
Was robbed.
How dare you. Ruslana is a legend.
"Eurovision 2022 | IT'S COMING HOME | Status: went to Ukraine | Caf: UL ROBBED"
Fixed the title for you
Fixed the title for you
How can you say that UK got robbed?
I just hope this is taken into account at The Hague is all.
Have to say, that's a class video. Should have been more people bouncing around on the flutey bits but solid 9/10.
indeed. there’s an exclusive interview in tomorrow’s sun with sam ryder’s mum. “i begged him to go to gaza, he chose turin.”
she goes on to say how it’s every parent’s nightmare.
"Eurovision 2022 | IT'S COMING HOME | Status: went to Ukraine | Caf: UL ROBBED"
Fixed the title for you
You must be the first person in caf history to lose a sweepstake despite having the top pick
English dudes who had been dancing around Twitter with Ukraine flags in their handles suddenly not too keen on that cause. The absolute state of this lot.
The second Nürnberg!
This thread delivered
It's like when the biggest sob story wins the X-factor.
"Oh, your mum died of cancer 10 years ago and you had a dream she was on stage with you? Here you go, here's a free trophy!"
Pfft, absolute corruption in these singing contests. It's worse than Uefa.
"Oh, your mum died of cancer 10 years ago and you had a dream she was on stage with you? Here you go, here's a free trophy!"
Pfft, absolute corruption in these singing contests. It's worse than Uefa.
Just remember, you can't spell Ukraine without UK so I guess we'll call it a tie
Moldova were the only country that was robbed. Rocked up with the most Eurovision-sounding song of the night, and the juries gave them 9 points, bunch of fecking nerds.
I've slept on it, and I'm still livid.
I've slept on it, and I'm still livid.
Only one true winner here.....
"Eurovision 2022 | IT'S COMING HOME | Status: went to Ukraine | Caf: UL ROBBED"
Fixed the title for you
Nevermind the UK, this is the real crime
And I'll never, ever let a single person forget it.Nevermind the UK, this is the real crime
Absolutely robbed by juries. It was a great entry. I believe it was actually second in public votes.
It was my favourite too.
It's just 'Lana' now.
Think they came second in the people's vote too didn't they?
The UK was not robbed amazing achievement to finish second. It was a strong competition this year.
amazing achievement to finish second. It was a strong competition this year.Liverpool on penalties after a goalless 120 minutes
GTA IV legend too
How dare you!
Yep, cannot believe the judges.
If anyone was robbed it was Spain. Top...er....tune.
A couple of decades back I was working with a former BBC broadcast engineer who'd spent most of his working life working for Eurovision and the EBU. Almost everything they did early on (back in the 50s) relied on broadcasters wanting to cooperate on the big sporting events - in particular football. It was the World Cups and then the European Cup that triggered most of the funding the technology/infrastructure jumps needed.
The Eurovision Song Contest was initially an attempt to show that the network investment wasn't just for football plus it gave them the chance to do the multi-country broadcasting thing (reading out the votes!) using relatively simple studio based setups. So if he was to believed, the Song Contest only existed because Eurovision needed something to play with that could make artistic claims about its role in promoting international cultural understanding.
The winner is more or less the original Eurovision vision - a national cultural story told to and respected by an international audience
The Eurovision Song Contest was initially an attempt to show that the network investment wasn't just for football plus it gave them the chance to do the multi-country broadcasting thing (reading out the votes!) using relatively simple studio based setups. So if he was to believed, the Song Contest only existed because Eurovision needed something to play with that could make artistic claims about its role in promoting international cultural understanding.
The winner is more or less the original Eurovision vision - a national cultural story told to and respected by an international audience
The big five (UK, Germany, Spain, France, Italy) are the primary fund providers through the EBU - basically because they were the biggest countries in the EBU setup, and they still provide most of the money/technical support. When the song contest got bigger, the big five decided to have automatic final places, because they were scared they'd lose funding from its primary broadcasters if they weren't appearing at its best known event!Wrong. We don't "Pay to be in it" we pay for the bloody thing full stop.
And even if your ramblings were correct, we can't even pay to win right anyway
Who won the sweepstake?
Oh, tartar sauce!
Winning...
To truly win?
It's a strange thing.
One moment it's in your hands... the next you've WinLost it away due to a cruel twist of fate (and eh, rules).
*Stares sadly into the middle distance...
Spain was robbed. Chanel gave it her all.
I freaking won.
Like, properly won, unlike Ukraine and UL who fake won.
Like, properly won, unlike Ukraine and UL who fake won.
She was great.
My dad may be getting on a bit now but he felt like a young man watching that Spain performance.