On the Eve of the new Season...

[vansmack]

Tomorrows a great day to call in sick:
 
 Tue, Jan 30
 
 2:30 Portsmouth v Middlesboro (FSC)
 2:30 Reading v Wigan (SetantaX)
 2:30 West Ham v Liverpool (Setanta)  
 
 Wednesday, Jan 31
 
 2:30 Newcastle v Aston Villa (SetantaX)
 2:30 Chelsea v Blackburn (FSC)  
 2:30 Arsenal v Spurs (Setanta)  
 
 5:00 Bolton v Charlton (FSC)  
 
 7:00 Man Utd v Watford (Setanta)

[godsshoeshine]

i dont think newcastle is on fsc at all in feb   :mad:

[Frank Gallagher]

.....I wonder why!    

[godsshoeshine]

because fsc is in love with ass10 villa/west spam? surely 'pool/toon would bring in more viewers. you know that other sides have support in the u.s. other than the ones owned by doodles, right?  

[Frank Gallagher]

I think they're not putting Newcastle on telly because bottom of the table battles to avoid relegation don't get exciting until the last couple of weeks of the season.....
 
 BTW, this confirms that Lippi is the next chelski manager...
 
 Mourinho receives Chelsea backing  
 
 
 Chelsea have responded to claims they have lined up Marcello Lippi as their next manager with a public show of support for current boss Jose Mourinho.
 "No list of candidates has been drawn up to replace Jose Mourinho," said a Chelsea statement on Thursday.
 
 "Nobody from Chelsea has spoken to Mr Lippi or his representatives or indeed anyone regarding the manager's job.
 
 "As previously stated, Jose Mourinho has a contract until 2010 and has the support of everybody at Chelsea."
 
 
 ***He's so out of there come summer!***

[vansmack]

Saturday, Feb 3
 
 7:45 Liverpool v Everton (Setanta)
 10:00 Fulham v Newcastle (SetantaX - replay on Set at 12:00)
 10:00 Charlton v Chelsea (Setanta)  
 10:00 Aston Villa v West Ham (FSC)
 12:00 Middlesboro v Arsenal (FSC)
 2:15 Man City v Reading (FSC)  
 
 Sunday, Feb 4
 
 11:00 Spurs v Man United (FSC)
 
 I must say, I'm more excited about the United game than the Super Bowl, yet I will likely watch it with a crowd of 3 and the Super bowl with a crowd of 20.

[godsshoeshine]

posted by mank
 bottom of the table battles to avoid relegation don't get exciting until the last couple of weeks of the season.....

right. which is why (next week) putting on liverpool (3rd) against newcastle (9th) would be a better match up with a larger audience than shef (16) vs spuds (10th)
 
 by your criteria, ass10/spammers (14 v 18) is the worst fixture of the week. jus sayin
 
 really, i just want logic of some sort for the last few months before i get direct tv

[vansmack]

Posted by God (sort of)[/b]
 really, i just want logic of some sort for the last few months before i get direct tv

How else you gonna watch the Pirates this year?

[Frank Gallagher]

BTW....is hockey on ANY channel anymore? I couldn't even find the allstar game.

[godsshoeshine]

its on versus, which used to be outdoor life network. i think they have some nbc games too
 
 smack, i'm not much of a baseball fan, but buccos will be a bonus on top of the steelers, pens, and just about every newcastle game AND champions league/uefa cup for about the same as i pay now. sold

[vansmack]

Onyewu looked good while his team did not.  I thought he even made Bramble look better, until Bramble clumsily tackled Helgerson and should have been sent off (Soccernet incorrectly reported that it was Onyewu, rather harshly I might add, when it was in fact Bramble).
 
 His massive size is going to turn some heads in the Premiereship.  He definitely pushed some folks around.

[vansmack]

Tuesday, Feb 6
 
 2:45pm Northern Ireland v Wales (freindly) [Set]
 
 
 Wednesday, Feb 7
 
 1:00 Egypt v Sweden (friendly) [Set]
 3:00 France vs Argentina (friendly) [Set]
 3:00 England v Spain (friendly) [FSC]
 3:00 San Marino vs Ireland (Euro Qualifier) [Set PPV]
 
 
 Thursday, Feb 8
 
 9:30pm San Marino vs Ireland (replay) [Set]
 
 For those that don't have DirecTV, Setanta has added a Broadband channel for $11.99 a month to watch matches that are only on Setanta.

[godsshoeshine]

i listened to some of it on the internet, and it was the fulham feed. announcer was all over duff for diving. bramble is so terrible, and carr isnt much better. how they get put in there above solano and either huntington or edgar is nuts
 
 if both of them play against 'pool it will be a bloodbath

[godsshoeshine]

thanks for the heads up on the broadband thing. i was thinking of going to a bar to watch the match next week

[vansmack]

oh, I almost forgot...
 
 Wednesday, Feb 7
 
 9:00 pm  USA v. Mexico (Friendly) [ESPN2]