BBC panned for playing same Paul Gascoigne England vs Scotland goal on a loop

IN 1996 England played Scotland in the Euros and Paul Gascoigne scored a goal. Did you know that?

Perhaps a more relevant question: could anyone watching the BBC fail to know that?

The goal, which put England 2-0 up, didn’t even decide the game. Alan Shearer’s 25 minutes before did that. But you wouldn’t know it from watching the BBC.

In fact, from watching the corporation’s coverage of the Euros you’d be forgiven for thinking no other goals had ever been scored, let alone in that particular match.

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Yesterday, the Netherlands beat Austria to essentially guarantee their qualification for the knock-out stages. The BBC played the Gascoigne goal.

The Beeb also had a segment on England player Kalvin Phillips, who was born in 1995. What would illustrate his story well? The 1996 Gascoigne goal apparently.

English wunderkind Phil Foden has bleached his hair for the tournament in honour of Paul Gascoigne. Better mention that and play the goal again.

BBC just had to get a Gascoigne goal in before the news.

— Yes Sir, I Can Guffers (@gavmacn) June 17, 2021

Tuning into BBC News? Ok, but first: have you seen this Gascoigne goal?

This morning, we went on the BBC Sounds app to listen to Good Morning Scotland. We were asked by a huge banner if we wanted to “relive” that big match from 25 years ago alongside a picture of Paul Gascoigne.

It’s all getting a bit much, and with the match now just a matter of hours away BBC editors must be frantically checking how many times they could possibly play that goal again before kick-off.

Considering they started before the tournament even had, we're betting a fair few.

The first match hasn’t even kicked off but the BBC are already banging on about Paul Gascoigne’s goal against Scotland in 1996.

— Ewan Gibbs is self isolating 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇺🇦 (@ewangibbs) June 11, 2021

Obviously, we’re not the only ones to have noticed…

Is anyone keeping an account of how many times the BBC show the Gazza goal? 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧🥴 #publicbroadcasting #familyofnations

— Bella Caledonia (@bellacaledonia) June 17, 2021

I’m actually tired 😭

— Sagal 🌸 (@sagalaayy) June 17, 2021

“If Pelé or Maradona had scored that goal, we’d be talking about it endlessly” say the BBC studio about the Gascoigne goal I’ve seen 374 times in the past two weeks

— Henry Farr (@henry_farr) June 17, 2021

I wish the BBC and ITV would show Gascoigne‘s goal a bit more. Only seen it about 100 times this week.

— Louis Stagg (@dinglouis_) June 17, 2021

If the BBC describes tonight’s game as ‘the England match’ one more time I will scream.

— Hannah Rodger (@HRwritesnews) June 18, 2021

Commercials. What’s on BBC1 in the break?
Paul Gascoigne’s goal against Scotland in Euro96.
FOR FUCK’S SAKE.

I love seeing Scotland leak goals, but give it a rest BBC.

— The Immortal Pfizer’d Fist 庫西蒙 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 (@SimonCoopey) June 16, 2021

BBC prattling on ad nauseum about Gascoigne's goal in 96. Not even lip service to balanced coverage from @GaryLineker and panel.

— Roy Williamson 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 (@roywilliamson17) June 17, 2021

I did laugh at the bbc half time coverage of Wales vs Turkey...... When 60% of it was just Gascoigne in 96

— Garry Carhart (@garry_carhart) June 18, 2021

EDIT: ten minutes after this story was first published BBC Scotland News tweeted about, you guessed it...

Scotland v England at Euro 1996 and what life was like then https://t.co/QQK0P0RCd2

— BBC Scotland News (@BBCScotlandNews) June 18, 2021