Uk Asked To Stage 2023 Eurovision

[ichkeria]

The right decision sadly

https://eurovision.tv/mediacentre/release/ebu-statement-2023-eurovision-hosting?fbclid=IwAR3PNvVqYdD-T5YsXTTaTn2c8qalsXjqf-REQNdj99XLjDCcYWfUS1fp6CM

[calmck]

Absolutely the correct decision

[Old_Geezer]

Maybe they will rethink after Russia retreats and ends their aggression. There's a year left for sanity to return there.

[nero2024]

i agree we would have won had it not been for the sympathy vote, top 1 and 2 songs were very good but ours was better

[barry1010]

Can the BBC afford to host it?

[mushroom25]

odd they've taken that decision, when Spain had already offered...
https://esctoday.com/186995/spain-rtve-offers-to-host-eurovision-2023-in-spain/

[ichkeria]

Asking the runner up would seem would seem the obvious approach.
They need to know well in advance and Ukraine as it stands would be unable yo guarantee safety.
But one day …

[lankeela]

Please god they don't get Ant and Dec to host it. It has to be Rylan!

[ladybirder]

Oh please not him with the glowing teeth!

[barry1010]

Anyone but Rylan!

[ichkeria]

Rylan and Scott Mills were an excellent er double act at the heats.

Off camera admittedly

[Zacs-Master]

Be Graeme Norton, won't it?

[ichkeria]

Graham Norton would do the commentary.
I see that Ukraine has objected to the decision

[Buenchico]

Possible venues:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-61844328

Interestingly, the bookies only see Rylan as a 40/1 shot for hosting the competition:
https://i.postimg.cc/tgQd2Dyt/EV-Host.jpg
(That's a screencap from the WalesOnline website).

[maggiebee]

Nicola Sturgeon has made an offer to Ukraine.

https://www.thenational.scot/news/20217789.nicola-sturgeon-offers-glasgow-eurovision-2023-host-amid-bbc-ebu-discussions/

[ToraToraTora]

great, maybe we can make it into a song contest.

[ichkeria]

“ Answer
Nicola Sturgeon has made an offer to Ukraine”

Well, hardly to Ukraine. Ukraine still wants to host it.

[mushroom25]

if the offer made by the first minister was to be taken up, would scotland seek to field their own entry, separate to the one provided by the BBC?

[Peter Pedant]

This is a bit of a premature delivery ( pun intended).

Zalensky was singing last night: oh no mrs worthington !

It means it will all last a year and Pres Z doesnt want to say that

[Peter Pedant]

// great, maybe we can make it into a song contest.//

what? ( one liner alert...) make a "discussion" on AB, all the botching, back biting, spitting and eye gouging that is characteristic....

oh sorry sorry make it into the Eurovision SONG contest, yes I see!

ter daaah !

[Peter Pedant]

// if the offer made by the first minister were taken up, would scotland ...... by the BBC? //

would it be taken as a valid claim to legal and political independence? yes knowing Nicola S - yes it would!