On the Eve of the new Season...

[godsshoeshine]

yeah was it like up-converted or something? it had some weird ghosts going on

has a pretty good time at dcu though. i plan on going back

this not being able to see newcastle matches is pretty frustrating though. theyre actually winning for fucks sake

[vansmack]

The picture on the L'pool match today was gorgeous.  There were still some starts and stops, but all in all an improvement over FSC or Setanta. 

Finally got around to seeing Jozy's debut today as well.  Brilliant.  Could have better if he would have passed a little more, but I'm going to be watching a lot of Hull City matches this season.  Loved the Brits doing the USA chant every time he touched the ball.

EDIT: I'm told what we got on Saturday morning was 16x9 576i (which would make sense if it was taken from the original British broadcast). It was still better than 4x3 480i, the standard for FSC and Setanta.

[vansmack]

I've just finished the first of few rough weekends coming up so the schedule may be not as timely as you're used to, but it will improve by the end of September:

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

TUESDAY, AUGUST 25

02:30 pm Atl. Madrid v Panathinaikos (Regional Fox Sports HD/Comcast SportsNet HD)
02:30 pm Maccabi Haifa v Salzburg (FSC)
02:40 pm   Anderlecht vs Lyon (Set)
05:00 pm Anderlecht v Olympique Lyonnais (FSC)
07:00 pm Atl. Madrid v Panathinaikos (FSC)
08:15 pm   Debrecen vs Levski Sofia (Set)

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26

02:30 pm Arsenal v Celtic (FSC)
02:40 pm   Olympiacos vs FC Sheriff (Set)
05:00 pm Fiorentina v Sporting Lisbon (FSC)
06:30 pm   Fiorentina vs Sporting Lisbon (Set)


THURSDAY, AUGUST 27

12:00 pm   LIVE UEFA Champions League - Group Stages Draw (Set)

[godsshoeshine]

speaking of liverpool, its early but i can see this being a tough year for them. frankly i'm rooting harder for that than ever considering what their supporters did to steven cohen

[vansmack]

Him an Micah Richards in the back 4 could make up for the holes that are Dunne

Dunne Sold to Villa

Not that hard to predict.

The Chanpions League draw on the other hand, a little tougher to predict.

[godsshoeshine]

very good news. one less team interested in taylor

[vansmack]

I don't like going to Russia (or Turkey) in the winter, but I'll take CSKA Moscow over Juve/Real/Porto/Lyon/Inter...

[godsshoeshine]

(or germany). arse and sevilla have freaking easy groups

[vansmack]

Saturday, August 29

4:45am Chelsea vs. Burnley (ESPN2HD)
9:30am Bolton vs Liverpool (Set)
10:00am Tottenham v Birmingham City (FSC)
12:00pm Manchester Utd. v Arsenal (FSC)
5:00pm Stoke City v Sunderland (FSC)
6:45pm Blackburn vs West Ham (Set)
8:30pm Bolton vs Liverpool (Set)
12:00am Wolves vs Hull (Set)


Sunday, August 30
 
8:25am Portsmouth vs Man City (Set)
10:00am Everton v Wigan (FSC)
1:00pm Coca-Cola Championship - Nottingham Forest vs Derby County (Set)
8:00pm Aston Villa v Fulham (FSC)
 

If Jozy maintains his current form, good luck not finding out the result of his Saturday match before midnight....

[godsshoeshine]

i dont know if i'm going to be able to watch anything this week, but man arsenal/man u is tasty

[Frank Gallagher]

(or germany). arse and sevilla have freaking easy groups

arse get an easy group and you sound surprised?? I've yet to figure out how Platini and his band of gangsters fiddle that shit.......but I will.

[godsshoeshine]

i didnt say i was surprised, but if manu switched groups with arsenal i'd still like both to go through. not a big fan of the group stages to begin with

looks like nothing big on deadline day so far

[hutch]

Question: what is SETANTA PREMIUM and are there bars around town that carry that?

I'd like to see the Argentina-Brazil qualifier this weekend but have no earthly clue where to watch it!

[vansmack]

Question: what is SETANTA PREMIUM and are there bars around town that carry that?

I'd like to see the Argentina-Brazil qualifier this weekend but have no earthly clue where to watch it!

It's a pay-per-view channel that is only on satellite or select bars.  I would check the Cap Lounge, Lucky Bar or Summers in VA.

There's probably been a few more added since I left, but someone else will have to provide that info.

[brennser]

you can watch it at Fado for $10

http://www.fadoirishpub.com/washington/