And that's another thing i don't understand - the "it costs a fortune to stage". Well, if you haven't staged it before, and you haven't got anywhere, then maybe yes, up to a point. But if you have staged it then stage it again in the same place using the same kit. Tell your creative director" and just go with that. There is no law that says you have to spend a euro more than you want to, is there?

Exactly, nobody enters a song hoping to lose.

Otherwise why enter a song?

Have you ever watched Father Ted ?

What he said!!

No.

Besides that's fictional.

As is the concept of Eurovision being a genuine musical popularity contest!!

That was not the point being made though was it?

Er, except that is exactly what it is. A number of songs are entered and the winner is decided on the basis of which of the songs entered is the most popular amongst those voting.



How is that anything other than a genuine musical popularity contest?

Anyway, some things never change. For example, back in the day, we had a guy called Malcolm Roberts, look up his spot in a Brazil contest in 1969 and imagine him stepping out and doing that performance in the Eurovision. It would bring the house down and win every day of the week, UK entry or not. The code you need to find it on that popular video site is

MALCOLM ROBERTS. SINGING LOVE IS ALL AT THE FIC BRAZIL 1969