On the Eve of the new Season...

godsshoeshine wrote:
are we thinking that the celtic/arsenal match is in hd then? (pleasepleaseplease)

There is an HD logo next to the game on 466 and all through out the regional channels in the 600's so I'm guessing yes. 

The downside is there is also an HD logo next to all of the other games listed in the 460's, and I know for a fact that the FSC and Setanta games will not be in HD. Those however, do not have the logo in the 600's, so I'm guessing the only reason why Fox would move their premier game (Arsenal vs Celtic) from FSC to the regional FSN's is because the regionals are capable of broadcasting in HD.

i'm guessing stupid comcast sports net will screw me out of getting it on hd there. but the mirror should work, right?

godsshoeshine wrote:
i didnt watch any matches yesterday (but 4 on saturday). even when arsenal came out i really wondered how much theyd miss adebayor. i dont think this side will hurt for goals this year

They really need to do everything they can to hold onto Fabregas.  It was fairly evident to me yesterday how much a different squad they are when he's on the pitch.  Those 4 months without him last season were very telling.

godsshoeshine wrote:
i'm guessing stupid comcast sports net will screw me out of getting it on hd there. but the mirror should work, right?

That's the million dollar question.  I'm in a Comcast Sportsnet area too and the game is not listed as HD in my guide (if you are 642, then you are listed as having the game in HD).  I'm hoping they do a west coast mirror and east coast mirror and that's it.  If they do eveyone's regional mirror (which is extremely tough to do) we may not get it in HD.  They have not blacked out the regional FSN's for soccer though so we may still get it as part of the sports pack.

My plan is to record the mirror and a regional FSN and see if either of those are in HD.  I'll record Chelsea and Sporting on my other DVR.

that sounds like a good plan. i'm unlikely to watch more than one match on tuesday

vansmack wrote:

godsshoeshine wrote:
i didnt watch any matches yesterday (but 4 on saturday). even when arsenal came out i really wondered how much theyd miss adebayor. i dont think this side will hurt for goals this year

They really need to do everything they can to hold onto Fabregas.  It was fairly evident to me yesterday how much a different squad they are when he's on the pitch.  Those 4 months without him last season were very telling.

i agree. similar to essien at chelsea, except arsenal doesnt have ballack and lamps and obi mikel ect

next question: which wednesday game should i dvr to watch friday night?

actually never mind. forgot about the prem midweekers, gotta go with spurs/jozy

It's good to get out from his wages, but what was the loss on Duff?

Duff completes £4m transfer to Fulham

£1m. we bought him for £5m because no one else wanted to pay a has been £70k a week

this is way better business than most toon supporters hoped for

godsshoeshine wrote:
£1m. we bought him for £5m because no one else wanted to pay a has been £70k a week

this is way better business than most toon supporters hoped for

Oh yeah, that's not a loss at all.  I might even call £4m a win…

FYI - I'm not watching footie until tonight so I will not be returning to this thread.  Text me if I need to know anything not score related.

after 2 season at his age its really really good business

none of the sales have been bad yet. i want to say the only two players we paid over £7m for in the last 3 years are collo and oba. we only lost £1m on oba, though we'll take a beating on the argie i bet

looks like smudger and barton are going to stay and i think they are next on the fee scale. the last manager to get backed fully in the sense of transfer fees was souness (remember him?), since then its the wages that have been killer. i think last season we had 13 players on over £50k/week when everton had none (or a couple around that mark depending on who you believe)

Speaking of Everton…Lescott out of the squad for today's Europa match is abad sign for their season.  I've loved his play since Wolves.  Him an Micah Richards in the back 4 could make up for the holes that are Dunn and whomever else Toure replaced.

Richards, Lescott, Toure, Bridge and Dunn….That's not actually terrible.

i think they might offer dunne in part exchange

everton is one of those sides that seem like they never should come in 5-7 but do pretty regularly. i think if you support them you trust in moyes and at the same time you pray

oh and i thought celtic were shocking yesterday

New important Tevez news for all the Tevez lovers (Frank Gallagher I'm looking at you! :))!!!!!!!

Tevez has offered to teach Oasis' Gallagher brothers the latin cumbia song/dance in exchange for them teaching him "Wonderwall"

http://www.si.clarin.com/2009/08/18/info/01980716.html

So, I actually had to watch this twice just to see what the hell happened.

Burnley's keeper was incredible.
Why was Giggs playing in the middle and Anderson on the left wing? No, SERIOUSLY?  Why was Giggs in the middle and Anderson on the left wing?!?
Owen missed some very open chances that he has to put away if he wants to remain the choice above Macheda, but was onside when his goal was disallowed (well, saved first, and the rebound went in).
Why with Owen, Rooney and Giggs on the pitch did Carrick take the PK?
Wes Brown looked overmatched in the middle.

Nonetheless, all credit to Burnley.  They showed what happens when you play with heart as opposed to United who sort of expected something to fall their way instead of going out and getting it for themselves.

vansmack wrote:
So, I actually had to watch this twice just to see what the hell happened.

Burnley's keeper was incredible.
Why was Giggs playing in the middle and Anderson on the left wing? No, SERIOUSLY?  Why was Giggs in the middle and Anderson on the left wing?!?
Owen missed some very open chances that he has to put away if he wants to remain the choice above Macheda, but was onside when his goal was disallowed (well, saved first, and the rebound went in).
Why with Owen, Rooney and Giggs on the pitch did Carrick take the PK?
Wes Brown looked overmatched in the middle.

Nonetheless, all credit to Burnley.  They showed what happens when you play with heart as opposed to United who sort of expected something to fall their way instead of going out and getting it for themselves.

Maybe Tevez could have helped? I hope Owen turns up his game…

vansmack wrote:
So, I actually had to watch this twice just to see what the hell happened.

i didnt watch the match (though i intend to tomorrow night) but isnt this typical for man u in august? i dont know that i like your squad nearly as much as i have in the past, though

didnt see toon either, but another win and another goal for shola. good for him, but the whole sale debacle has got to be put to rest.

have tickets for dc united/golden balls this weekend. pretty excited

More Tevez related news:

Man City 1- Barcelona 0

hey smackie, i saw a commercial for a la liga sunday match coming soon to espn2. any idea if its going to be hd?

godsshoeshine wrote:
hey smackie, i saw a commercial for a la liga sunday match coming soon to espn2. any idea if its going to be hd?

Obviously we won't know until the first match, but the games are broadcast in Spain in HD and ESPN is far ahead of others at converting international signals to US HD signals.

I'm going to go out on a limb and say that if the game is available in HD (and most Real and Barca matches, which I suspect will be the majority of the matches chosen), then ESPN2 will broadcast the game in HD.  This is exactly how it is in England, BTW. 

so Man U - Wigan is on ESPN2 today - what a nice surprise - feed is  not HD however and is also terrible, breaking up every 5 minutes or so