More share optionsSorry for the late arrival of this week’s classic clip, which I will mostly be blaming on technical difficulties.
In fact, I was having problems finding the clip I wanted to post in honour of England’s ludicrously easy FIFA World Cup draw on Friday afternoon, which now has every Scot in the world fearing the worst – a repeat of the year that dare not speak its name.
In the initial group stages of the competition next summer in South Africa, England will face those giants of world football: Algeria, the USA and Slovenia.
No offense to supporters of those three teams but, well, it’s a bit like John Rambo being drawn in a group with Frank Spencer, 30 Rock‘s Kenneth the page and a Star Trek red-shirt in a jungle warfare competition.
And so here is what every person in Scotland thought of as soon as they saw the draw. From a September 1990 episode of the excellent Channel 4 sketch comedy show Absolutely, it’s (lion) rampant anglophobe McGlashan’s take on the injustice of World Cup football draws.
Incidentally, you’ll find much more McGlashan ranting if you click here (the original YouTube videos had been removed but I’ve replaced them with other sources, so they are working again now).
Vodpod videos no longer available.
The Cathode Ray Choob 