'6-3-3, England's favourite formation', reads the Spitfire beer advert. What does this mean?

Question

While on a day trip to Dungeness, I saw the controversial xenophobic posters for Shepherds Neame's aforementioned ale. I dont understand what it means or what the joke is, and nor does anyone ive spoken to. Am i just thick?

Answer 1

The Spitfire adverts have a WWII theme -- the beer is called The Bottle of Britain.

The advert formed part of the World Cup Football (that's soccer to Americans) series of adverts

6-3-3 Formation at first sounds like a football team formation, but adding up the numbers comes to 12, one too many for a football team and there is no WWII link.

However, there was a war film called 633 Squadron in which the RAF gave Jerry a bloddy nose (see http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057811/ )

So thats the reference - to 633 squadron* trouncing Jerry.

For other adverts in the series see http://www.spitfireale.co.uk/advertising/cartoons.htm


*633 squadron in the movie flew the amazing Mosquito aircraft, not Spits.

Answer 2

Nope, isn't clever by any potential. Wayne Rooney can not play on my own up front as replaced into shown in the time of the international cup Terry is barely a million defender somewhat, and in case you have been to play 3 on the back you may choose for 3 CB, no longer 2 cb and a million LB. I reckon Robinson Neville-Ferdinand-Terry-Cole Lennon - Gerrard-Hargreaves-Cole Rooney - Johnson