We're now within ten weeks of the World Cup finals getting underway. No, they probably won't be all that, but it's the anticipation and magnitude that's important. As some of you will know, two summers ago we blogged Euro 2004 under the title Lisbonic Plague, where we analysed every last live TV game from a broadcasting perspective, pointed out the newsworthy absurdities and received displeased messages from one of the people behind that TalkSport-sponsored, Dexys-inspired Come On England record. It's still up, look!

This year we're doing something very similar, as in reviewing every last scrap of live coverage and commenting as we go rather than annoying the musicians on unofficial England anthems. This time we hope to take a more analytical, reactive bent as befits the situation while still knowing how to take the piss out of everything that moves and plenty that doesn't. What'll be different this time around is that we're planning a collaborative approach, hiring a number of intelligent, knowledgeable, even like-minded writers willing to put the effort in throughout the thirty days of the finals and who'll be invited to add comments and entries wherever they see fit. This is where you come in, as we'd like names to be put forward to fill
out the ranks, whether yourself or someone you could suggest within reason. Being able to watch the afternoon kickoffs is preferable but not necessary. Having a good standard of English and a keen sense of humour is.

So, how does it sound? Tell us: upforgrabsnow@btinternet.com Of the very few replies we're expecting we'll take a look, ask around our own leads just
in case and then come back to you well in advance of the blog launch date in late May with instructions and ideas.
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