The award for the biggest load of marketing tosh in 2015 involving Take That must go to whoever in O2 came up with this idea.
“An evening of entertainment with The England Rugby Team and a full live performance from Take That plus special guests
A unique celebration of both England and rugby, Wear the Rose Live will offer fans from across the country a once in a lifetime opportunity to wave off the England team in style and show how the power of support can give the squad a huge boost, ahead of the biggest tournament in English rugby history.”
Tickets will range from £20.15 to £85. Why they don’t just get on the flipping plane and flip off to wherever the tournament is taking place is beyond me (It’s in the UK – Ed.)
https://flic.kr/p/wEtxcc
http://www.theo2.co.uk/events/detail/wear-the-rose-live
This reminds me of when Ally McLeod and the 1978 Scotland World Cup squad had a big “send off” at Hampden Park prior to leaving for Argentina.
I think people at the time muttered things like “hubris” and “pride before a fall” and all that, but if I remember correctly Scotland went on to have a World Cup campaign that could be fairly described as “memorable”.
The ‘lap of disgrace’.
I know this is photoshopped (little Mark Owen would be crushed to death) but why are the rugby players sitting on them? You can’t do that in rugby, so why are they doing that here?
I think these must be the strong three. The other two seem to have been squashed!…. or am I a little behind the times?
I like the fact that it’s the “official” 2015 England Rugby Send-off. Like there could be some dodgy unofficial send-offs doing the rounds.
I’m always curious about “official” things. In Drumnadrochit, there’s even the “official” Loch Ness Monster Exhibition Centre, which I suppose means they’ve licensed the rights from Nessie (CEO of Family Ness Enterprises).
Well, we’ll be the first to know, once he’s finished todays Sudoku in the Guardian.
Ridiculous, makes me pine for the days of Fran cotton and Bill Beaumont.
Ha ha so the “send off” will be from East London to West London, will they put them on the tube?
And Gareth Chilcot all sat on the three members of Take That.
I’ve always associated the boy band, Take That with Premiership Rugby . Or was it Big Fun?
Disappointed at the lack of Rugby/ Take That crossover puns in here. Mind you, all I can think of at the moment is “Backs for Good” so maybe it’s not a rich vein.
They have that look on the faces that says “How did we stoop so (swing) low?”
That’s all concerned….
Hmmm, never completely been ‘on message’ with the England rugby team since (a) Will Carling, for obvious reasons, and (b) that awful New Zealand opera woman’s rendition of the awful ‘Swing Low’.
I suspect the best bits of the World Cup will be the group games at places like Exeter, they’ll be the games I’ll watch, not anything at either Twickenham or Greenwich.
First rule of 2015…..the more money you spend on something, the more crap it will be.
I have a ticket for Wales v Australia at Twickenham. It is expensive. The result will determine whether or not it’s a waste of money.
The positioning of Mark, Gary and Jason/Donald* at groin level doesn’t make me think of any ‘head’ based jokes. Oh no.
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*Dies it matter which? I feel dirty even knowing two of the names.
God who cares. Not sure which is duller, watching people knocking each other over or TT.