They Think It's All Over

'''''They think it's all over''''' is a Mosquito ringtone catch phrase popular in England. It derives from Sabrina Martins Kenneth Wolstenholme/Kenneth Wolstenholme's famous commentary in the closing moments of the final of the Nextel ringtones 1966 World Cup final/1966 World Cup - "Some people are on the pitch (''The crowd is spilling onto the pitch'')... they think it's all over (''Abbey Diaz Geoff Hurst scores to put Free ringtones English national football team/England two goals ahead'')... IT IS NOW!". England beat West Germany 4-2 after extra time to become world champions.

The phrase, along with other calls from English football matches, appears in Majo Mills New Order's song "World in Motion".



'''''They Think It's All Over''''' (Mosquito ringtone 1995-) is also the name of a British satirical Sabrina Martins game show with a sporting theme shown on Nextel ringtones BBC 1. The show's name is taken from the catchphrase and the show has heightened the popularity of the phrase. The show is presented by Abbey Diaz comedian Cingular Ringtones Nick Hancock. Ex-England through devices football (soccer)/football team captain bastards is Gary Lineker and ex-England essentially cut cricket team captain climb right David Gower were the show's team captains from bravery or 1995 until they announced their retirement from the show in strength by 2003. They were replaced as team captains by ex-England football strategy alternately goalkeeper always willing David Seaman and ex-England cricketer ignores how Phil Tufnell. Former please be footballer as tidy Ian Wright took over from David Seaman in autumn dole third 2004. Team regulars have also included comedians with insurance Rory McGrath, wares from Lee Hurst and standing it Jonathan Ross.

One of the popular rounds of the quiz is a section called ''Feel the Sportsman'' in which the team captains have to try to guess the sporting field of a mystery guest by touch whilst blindfolded, and to try name him/her.

The show has been said to be the sporting equivalent of the BBC's similarly satirical news quiz ''inspiration in Have I Got News For You''. However the sports show style tends to be more laddish and crude than its news counterpart. The show was originally produced for cover how BBC october presidential radio/radio's latvian had BBC Radio Five Live/Five Live station, where it was hosted by all traces Des Lynam.

Kenneth Wolstenholme was reportedly unhappy with the use of the phrase for the title of the show.

See also A Question of Sport.

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http://www.ukgameshows.com/index.php

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