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The 2014-2015 Football Thread
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Depends on the number of packages. There are people paying £200 easy because they have everything or close to everything.
Roughly you're looking at 70-120 for sports, movies, and other stuff.
Some managed to negotiate down to £60 or £50 by threatening to quit or, giving up HD or sticking to a single package only.
Roughly you're looking at 70-120 for sports, movies, and other stuff.
Some managed to negotiate down to £60 or £50 by threatening to quit or, giving up HD or sticking to a single package only.
If you're a Sky customer, Sky Sports is a £24.50 add-on. You then 'need' to add a 'BT Sport on Sky' package at £13.50 (£16.50 for HD).
If you're a BT broadband customer, Sky Sports 1 is a £16.50 add-on. Sky Sports 1&2 would be £22 (SS2 = cricket/rugbies/NFL). Don't think there's any way of getting Sky's F1 coverage, if that's your cup of tea.
It all adds up when you consider that the cheapest unlimited broadband plus TV from either Sky or BT is around £40 a month (once you take line rental into account).
Splitting live football rights between two subscription services is absolutely ridiculous.
If you're a BT broadband customer, Sky Sports 1 is a £16.50 add-on. Sky Sports 1&2 would be £22 (SS2 = cricket/rugbies/NFL). Don't think there's any way of getting Sky's F1 coverage, if that's your cup of tea.
It all adds up when you consider that the cheapest unlimited broadband plus TV from either Sky or BT is around £40 a month (once you take line rental into account).
Splitting live football rights between two subscription services is absolutely ridiculous.
hey guys, i have a question: whats the best service provider to watch La liga and EPL games? rite now, im watching them on the internet but with bad quality but soon i wanna pay to watch the games, any suggestions? by the way, i live in the states ⚽︎
FA Cup 6th Round:
Liverpool v Blackburn
Bradford v Reading
Preston/Man Utd v Arsenal
Aston Villa v West Brom
A nearly perfect draw from my perspective. Liverpool get a very favorable draw, cup heroes Bradford get a very winnable game at home to Reading, and Arsenal will probably face Man Utd at Old Trafford. The only way it could have been better would be if Arsenal were the home team for their tie.
Somebody is going to be getting a very easy semifinal because one of Aston Vill or West Brom will be going through. I'd much rather face them than Bradford. Though, Villa might have the usual new manager boost with Sherwood's arrival.
EDIT: Man Utd managed to overcome Preston with a typical LVG-era display - unconvincing but enough to win against vastly inferior opponents. They will have home advantage against Arsenal in the next round. Arsenal never win at OT.
NBC/NBCSN for English, and Telemundo for Spanish. Hardly any games are shown on NBC, so you have to have an expensive cable package with NBCSN to watch. NBC will stream the games to you if you have a cable subscription. Last time I checked you're talking $100-$120 per month at least.
Cable providers and the Premier League can go to hell - I cut my cable two years ago and I'm never going back. I'd rather go watch a game at a pub (or not at all) than pay those fat cats. They can't raise prices forever.
At least MLS's streaming service is still affordable at $65 for the season - for now, and with irritating blackouts here and there. There is talk it will be killed after this season though.
Liverpool v Blackburn
Bradford v Reading
Preston/Man Utd v Arsenal
Aston Villa v West Brom
A nearly perfect draw from my perspective. Liverpool get a very favorable draw, cup heroes Bradford get a very winnable game at home to Reading, and Arsenal will probably face Man Utd at Old Trafford. The only way it could have been better would be if Arsenal were the home team for their tie.
Somebody is going to be getting a very easy semifinal because one of Aston Vill or West Brom will be going through. I'd much rather face them than Bradford. Though, Villa might have the usual new manager boost with Sherwood's arrival.
EDIT: Man Utd managed to overcome Preston with a typical LVG-era display - unconvincing but enough to win against vastly inferior opponents. They will have home advantage against Arsenal in the next round. Arsenal never win at OT.
NBC/NBCSN for English, and Telemundo for Spanish. Hardly any games are shown on NBC, so you have to have an expensive cable package with NBCSN to watch. NBC will stream the games to you if you have a cable subscription. Last time I checked you're talking $100-$120 per month at least.
Cable providers and the Premier League can go to hell - I cut my cable two years ago and I'm never going back. I'd rather go watch a game at a pub (or not at all) than pay those fat cats. They can't raise prices forever.
At least MLS's streaming service is still affordable at $65 for the season - for now, and with irritating blackouts here and there. There is talk it will be killed after this season though.
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Might be 'Pool or United's cup this year. Normally i'd fancy Arsenal against United but its at Old Trafford. And LvG's luck is just laughably good at this point and Wenger's rarely is. That said they've gotten results from the Etihad and Anfield this season.
Me thinks it'll be a United vs Pool final.
Me thinks it'll be a United vs Pool final.
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Oi - they're not through yet
Certainly a tough ask to go to Valley Parade and win, but I think with our resurgence under Steve Clarke and his cup pedigree we could do it. Obviously Phil Parkinson is still a Reading legend, but a Wembley semi final would be a fantastic day out. Would only be our second semi final in 144 years, and we're the only team left never to have made an FA Cup final.
Whoever wins, it's great that a non-PL team will be going to Wembley.
(I just hope it's us.)
thanks for the info, what about dish latino or dish world? i also heard comcast has a 'latino package' with football channels...but which is best?
Seems Freiburg didn't go like expected for you...
Yes, I don't like Karneval (or Fassenacht) either, even as a child I found it ridiculous and terrible. I am actually a Mainz supporter, because I studied there and everytime when they played at home, cars filled the campus using the free parking lots.
Mainz fired Kaspar Gjulmand today. Well, that was quick, but goes along the lines of history repeats itself. They had an interims coach before Klopp and Tuchel, that was scandinavian and got fired after short while. (contract was till 2017 for Hjulmand). Also Mainz will take their U-23 coach as new A-coach. (Klopp was an active player at Mainz, when he became coach of Mainz and Tuchel was a U-coach in Mainz before he took the helmet).
Seems like taking U-coaches and homebrew is a new trend.
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Oi - they're not through yet
A thousand pardons!
Bradford look really hot right now, they have to be seen as favorites, even if Reading are a better squad on paper. but who knows? Maybe Bradford are worn out after all those heroics. Your boys are close to Wembley, maybe they will fire up the squad.
If your Spanish is good, you might be able to get a Spanish language football package for less money. Theior commentators are also usually better.
I'd say the whole performance was lackluster, but PNE's keeper gifted Man Utd a goal with a basic mistake. Also - gasp - LVG actually played Rooney as a striker, and lo and behold he scores a goal.
Man Utd are underperforming, though there are some pretty serious questions about RVP and Falcao going forward. Also, why can Herrera barely get a game? Why isn't Mata being used to add creativity? The "Longball United" tactics are getting points against middling and weak opposition, but I don't think they will work against the best teams - teams that will put the defense under pressure. The team as a unit is aging and slow. De Gea alone has been consistently good.
They are going to have to go shopping again in summer and spend big bucks.
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PSG just came off a bruising 2-2 against Caen, and have 8 fist-team players out with injury including some important starters. They are also extremely wary of leaking any away goals to Chelsea since that is what got them knocked out last time.
I expect a drab affair, doubly so if Chelsea score first as they will surely park the bus. Maybe Zlatan will show up and make things exciting.
Why merely park the bus when you can crash it?
http://www.goal.com/en/news/1716/ch...m-bus-crashes-on-way-to-psg-game?ICID=HP_BN_6
Courtois saved them. PSG were easily the better side in the 2nd half. Had a strong pen shout too. Cavani should leave PSG and go to a team where he is the main target man. Lavezzi should consider retirement. I don't see what Liverpool want with him.
Meanwhile Shakter held Alonso-less Bayern to a 0-0 draw.
Meanwhile Shakter held Alonso-less Bayern to a 0-0 draw.
Breaking News: PSG and Juventus are intrested in Falcao but the newest news is that Liverpool is now intrested in him as well...this will get intresting
Falcao needs to go to a team that will appreciate him, he already is a proven striker. he just needs to get his confidence back from his injury and van gaal isnt helping either.
Falcao needs to go to a team that will appreciate him, he already is a proven striker. he just needs to get his confidence back from his injury and van gaal isnt helping either.
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I don't see Lavezzi or Falcao coming to Liverpool. It would be a waste of money - Falcao especially, there is plenty of circumstantial evidence that his knees are done.
Chelsea win silverware but never play as expansively as their talent would suggest - Mourinho is fundamentally afraid of conceding and is always going to be more boring than many other, admittedly less successful managers.
I'll take Simeone's Atleti over Mou's Chelsea every day. The former are not as ruthlessly successful but they are a million more times fun to watch.
van persie has played 1,945 mins with 10 goals...falcao has played 935 mins with 4 goals. In conclusion, falcao has about the same goals ratio as van persie who has played double the mins more than falcao. The math never fails...
Falcao is NOT done, its just matter of time till he gets back to his Beast mode.
Falcao is NOT done, its just matter of time till he gets back to his Beast mode.
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Happy New Year to all.
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Centaurr,
Nothing wrong with Cuadrado being played in; new team and new league - the team currently top of the league.
RVP and Falcao; the midfield haven't helped - missed through ball opportunities and the quality of crosses - but it isn't RVP or Falcao, it is Rooney and Wilson. Falcao has fluctuated; an early shot hitting the bar, a good header, sniffing a rebound, more physical, but the fluffs, and how often has he accelerated away from a defender? Like most I want to see him back to his best, all the better if it is in a Manchester United shirt, it just looks as if it will take longer than the club can wait.
Cheers,
OW
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Centaurr,
Nothing wrong with Cuadrado being played in; new team and new league - the team currently top of the league.
RVP and Falcao; the midfield haven't helped - missed through ball opportunities and the quality of crosses - but it isn't RVP or Falcao, it is Rooney and Wilson. Falcao has fluctuated; an early shot hitting the bar, a good header, sniffing a rebound, more physical, but the fluffs, and how often has he accelerated away from a defender? Like most I want to see him back to his best, all the better if it is in a Manchester United shirt, it just looks as if it will take longer than the club can wait.
Cheers,
OW
PSG gave up another away goal, and Courtois was the difference for Chelsea. Mourinho is already fantasizing about a dull 0-0 at Stamford bridge to book passage to the next round. PSG have almost no chance now. Chelsea fans on the subway were disgraceful, I hope they are caught and charged.
Shaktar's draw with Bayern is a pretty big surprise though. It sounded like a very dirty game.
It's been a while, oscillatewildly!
Falcao has never been the same since his knee injury. He obviously still possesses the talent but I think it's an open question whether he'll ever look like the player he was. Still, some players take a long time to bed in. It's too early to judge.
RVP and Falcao are both injury-prone. The math is irrefutable - but can be deceiving. Peter Crouch has a better strike rate for England than Wayne Rooney, Michael Owen, Gary Lineker and Alan Shearer. But he is not considered the equal of those players.
There are other maths as well. Falcao's goals-per-game ratio over the last five seasons: 0.7, 0.71, 0.82, 0.53 - and 0.36 for Man Utd. Granted, he has only played 11 matches this season, but some of those absences were due to his persistent knee injury, so I think they are something to factor in. We will know more when he has had a full season under his belt - if he can maintain a .36 gpg over 38 games he will be a useful addition (but still not worth his asking price IMHO). But 4 goals and 11 appearances is, so far, a bad return on investment. Suarez and Torres took time to bed in at Liverpool and then became world-beaters. But there are also plenty of Andy Carrolls and Owen Hargreaves's out there. Time will tell.
Shaktar's draw with Bayern is a pretty big surprise though. It sounded like a very dirty game.
It's been a while, oscillatewildly!
Falcao has never been the same since his knee injury. He obviously still possesses the talent but I think it's an open question whether he'll ever look like the player he was. Still, some players take a long time to bed in. It's too early to judge.
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RVP and Falcao are both injury-prone. The math is irrefutable - but can be deceiving. Peter Crouch has a better strike rate for England than Wayne Rooney, Michael Owen, Gary Lineker and Alan Shearer. But he is not considered the equal of those players.
There are other maths as well. Falcao's goals-per-game ratio over the last five seasons: 0.7, 0.71, 0.82, 0.53 - and 0.36 for Man Utd. Granted, he has only played 11 matches this season, but some of those absences were due to his persistent knee injury, so I think they are something to factor in. We will know more when he has had a full season under his belt - if he can maintain a .36 gpg over 38 games he will be a useful addition (but still not worth his asking price IMHO). But 4 goals and 11 appearances is, so far, a bad return on investment. Suarez and Torres took time to bed in at Liverpool and then became world-beaters. But there are also plenty of Andy Carrolls and Owen Hargreaves's out there. Time will tell.
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