Two years ago, Nico the Parrot became a sensation in Malta as the bird was “employed” by this media house to “predict” the outcome of the 2014 World Cup games that were being played in Brazil.
That time, it had managed to pick to correct winner 17 out of 29 times, a good record.
The Malta Independent has once again chosen the African grey parrot at Pet Market of Naxxar to find out whether its “skills” are intact two years down the line, this time for the Euro 2016 championships that will start in France as from Friday.
We state from the outset that this is just a game, an idea to enhance interest in the championships and a way to create some discussion. There are no tricks, no conspiracy theories and no manipulation – Nico might guess the outcome of all the games, and we will be happy if it succeeds, and it might not get one right, and we will still be happy.
The exercise is to add some fun to the competition. Nothing more, nothing less.
The Malta Independent online has created a special section for the Euro 2016 competition which can be accessed directly as indicated in the above screenshot.
All the information regarding the event, including previews, reports and analysis will be grouped in this particular section on the website.