Mizter T gurgled happily, sounding much like they
were saying:

Incidentally, may I kindly and politely suggest that those who are
saying the strike was timed to coincide with the football match are
perhaps not really au-fait with the relative unimportance of this match
- it's against Andorra, who ain't any good, and is hardly one of the
mighty contests in the footballing world.

Exactly. It's one of the very rare chances to watch England win.