WC 2006 Official Thread

[bababui]

Originally Posted by Sdpm100

Used to - until last Wednesday.

Because from this week ESPN and NASN (our digital channel that shows it) haven't been able to agree a contract to show ESPN programming any more.

The same thing happens with local carriers in the USA too. Because they pay such a hefty premium to show NFL games they charge much more per subscriber than any other cable channel. Im sure that they will reach a (probably unhappy) medium and resume service soon.

[Sdpm100]

Originally Posted by bababui

The same thing happens with local carriers in the USA too. Because they pay such a hefty premium to show NFL games they charge much more per subscriber than any other cable channel. Im sure that they will reach a (probably unhappy) medium and resume service soon.

(This is OT to the subject, so I apologise to those who complain )

I'm hoping it's a repeat of the end of November when the same thing happened, and we lost all ESPN programming for a week (including the college football bowl games), before a new contract was signed.

But who knows?
I just hope we will get access to all ESPN programming soon though - because atm all that happens is we'll get more McCarver Show and more New York-based news in Sportsdesk (as ESPN won't allow them to show SportsCenter, so instead we get that and now more recently The Score Tonight from Canada - which may or may not please cc )

[bababui]

Originally Posted by Sdpm100

(This is OT to the subject, so I apologise to those who complain )

I'm hoping it's a repeat of the end of November when the same thing happened, and we lost all ESPN programming for a week (including the college football bowl games), before a new contract was signed.

But who knows?
I just hope we will get access to all ESPN programming soon though - because atm all that happens is we'll get more McCarver Show and more New York-based news in Sportsdesk (as ESPN won't allow them to show SportsCenter, so instead we get that and now more recently The Score Tonight from Canada - which may or may not please cc )

SDPM...I really feel for you. McCarver. Canadians. New Yorkers. I didnt know you had it quite so bad.

[ukhotstove]

Originally Posted by Sdpm100

Don't overstate it please. The London Monarchs averaged 40,000 once in the inaugural year of the World League. The following year, with just one franchise move in the North American Division, that average halved to just over 20,000 whilst both the other two European teams - Barcelona and Frankfurt - saw rises to their average attendance.

Consider myself told off.

[canadiancreed]

Originally Posted by bababui

SDPM...I really feel for you. ...Canadians.... I didnt know you had it quite so good.

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[canadiancreed]

Originally Posted by bababui

Elton John calls English Team 'A Disgrace'

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/03072006/36...-disgrace.html


Other disgraces:

Every Elton album since 1975

Eltons fancy new hair

he's probably mad that they all turned him down for dates or something.

[Sdpm100]

Originally Posted by ukhotstove

Consider myself told off.

Just stating the facts. IMO it's not fair condescending and mollycoddling people over something that can not really be argued.

Source: http://www.kenn.com/sports/football/nflel/index.html

[bababui]

UK...who do you have in todays match, if I may ask?

[Sdpm100]

Originally Posted by canadiancreed

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With regards to those three programmes IMO bababui had it right actually.

[bababui]

SDPM, you lucky man, you. Being bored I was playing with Google Earth and chacking out the Leigh grounds when I remembered you and checked out Cheltenham. What a beautiful place. Churchdown would be a great place to live. I love all the open space.

[bababui]

Originally Posted by Sdpm100

With regards to those three programmes IMO bababui had it right actually.

This might be the day that hell freezes over

[Sdpm100]

Originally Posted by bababui

This might be the day that hell freezes over

I hope so too. I don't fancy another sleepless night tonight that has high humidity and temperatures in the high 60s/low 70s tbh.

[ukhotstove]

Originally Posted by Sdpm100

Just stating the facts. IMO it's not fair condescending and mollycoddling people over something that can not really be argued.

Source: http://www.kenn.com/sports/football/nflel/index.html

Here I was thinking it was just a thread to chew the fat, think I'll step down from the thread. Today if it was netrual I'd have gone with Italy but with German home supoort and a ref who will be scared to give a dodgy decision to the Italians and not scared to give it to Germany I'd say Germany 2-1 Italy.

[bababui]

Originally Posted by Sdpm100

I hope so too. I don't fancy another sleepless night tonight that has high humidity and temperatures in the high 60s/low 70s tbh.

If Germany and Italy play their match in a 'professional' way, you might get an early start on a good night sleep.

[bababui]

Originally Posted by ukhotstove

Here I was thinking it was just a thread to chew the fat, think I'll step down from the thread. Today if it was netrual I'd have gone with Italy but with German home supoort and a ref who will be scared to give a dodgy decision to the Italians and not scared to give it to Germany I'd say Germany 2-1 Italy.

Hope you stay. If you are mad at him give him a quick

[Sdpm100]

Originally Posted by ukhotstove

Here I was thinking it was just a thread to chew the fat, think I'll step down from the thread.

Okay, what have I said now?

[theasfl]

Originally Posted by Sdpm100

Who "laughs" at the J-League? People don't take interest in it for sure, but that's because there are only national players of lower-quality in their teams, and that both the national and club teams are not highly regarded on the world stage.

Do people care about the Swiss Bundesliga? - no, because it is made up of local, lower quality players.
Do people care about the Brazilian Serie A National Championship? - no, because all the best Brazilian players are in Europe.
Do people care about the Chinese Super League? - no because it is made up of Chinese, lower talented players, and is rife with corruption.

None of those leagues have funny nicknames of teams or foreign players, but nobody cares about them because those leagues are not at the highest level.

And I hope you realise that a team in Germany that has reached the Champions League final has a company in its name because it basically keeps the town it is based in going.



The NASL had the large proportion of each teams squad based from abroad; adding one "marquee" player from overseas to an MLS roster stacked full of Americans is more likely to bring more people to watch games than hurt it.

on top of that, Im fairly sure that Beckham and Ronaldo expressed interest in playing in the MLS before the MLS returned the favor.

[theasfl]

Originally Posted by Sdpm100

Relegate AC Milan, Lazio, and Fiorentina to Serie B, and Juventus to Serie C.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/foot...pe/5145210.stm

Also Juve manager Fabio Capello has resigned this morning - he's likely to become the new Real Madrid manager.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/foot...pe/5144496.stm

simply put, whaaaaaaaaaaat?

those are just the targets of the prosecuter so far correct? not the actual ruling, which I thought was coming out after the WC at this point?

if that does happen, who the hell am I gonna root for...Juventus will be way down, AC Milan and Lazio will be down, good thing I hate Fiorentina...I guess Ill have to go with Roma.

[theasfl]

Originally Posted by bababui

SDPM...I really feel for you. McCarver. Canadians. New Yorkers. I didnt know you had it quite so bad.

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[bababui]

Asfl..there is a pregame show on Univision if you dont mind the Spanish.