[brian3]

I think the whole task was wrong. I would think the same if it was Ireland playing and the had to sing the Irish National Anthem.

1. It is the uk big brother not the English big brother as some people in this thread have said. The uk includes Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

2. Taken into account past animosity within the uk it is wrong to have a task which is about celebration of 1 country.

3. Big brother is about being away from the outside world. Why let the world cup invade that. I seem to recall in BB2 Dean asked if he and Bubble could do some task so they could watch an important football match. They said no.

4. As Shabby quite rightly said. People with no interest in football are left in the dirt. A reward should be something the whole house should like.

5. Had Caoimhe put on the England shirt and sung the NA. She would be crucified by the press and many of the people in Ireland (north and south) The amout of fuss in the southern press over Bryan Mcfadden changing his name to the English translation. But that would be like nothing. She would be hated.