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Don't know if anyone still watches it, but as kid in the 80s I loved watching on ESPN, Australian Rules Football! I thought that was a great game! Not sure if it had real rules or not, but they certainly knew how to decimate the guy with the ball.:D

I have gone to pubs in Sydney to watch footie, its so much fun to drink and yell oy oy oy

rolov

Oct 20, 2009 9:03 pm

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Originally Posted by FT Lurker (Post 12680897)

I got into football when my grandparents scheduled a trip to DisneyWorld in July 1994 during Copa do mundo.

After the World Cup, I played soccer in teh autumn and baseball in the spring-- and was atrocious at both. :D

I went to 2 games in Boston to watch Argentina, and a few here at teh Meadowlands in 94, I think Ireland and Italy were in the group that played at Giants Stade, I can't remember the other 2 teams.

IAHtraveler

Oct 20, 2009 9:03 pm

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Originally Posted by uavking (Post 12680908)

Thanks J.Edward, this link worked. Just gotta wait on a decision now...

+1. Thanks again, J. for the help!

COFreqFlyer

Oct 20, 2009 9:04 pm

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Originally Posted by rolov (Post 12680926)

I have gone to pubs in Sydney to watch footie, its so much fun to drink and yell oy oy oy

And in this year's AFL grand finals, Geelong beat out St. Kilda for yet another pennant championship. :rolleyes:

Too bad we can't get the Fox Footy Channel here in teh States. :td:

mwg25

Oct 20, 2009 9:06 pm

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Originally Posted by Phudnik (Post 12680841)

Indeed.
I was under the impression that most of the 1934 and 1938 World Cup winning sides were naturalized Argentinians.

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Originally Posted by Phudnik (Post 12680867)

I played (badly) as a kid and a teenager but I only got into it as a spectator sport when I lived in Belgium for a year in my 20s. It has done wonders for my knowledge of European and Argentinian geography.

I watched a lot of the WC '06 games almost by accident, since they fit into my schedule so nicely - I was substitute teaching in NYC that month and would get home just in time for the first (live) game, followed by the taped one from earlier. Then I kind of forgot about it until summer 2008, when tjtenor4 and his friends (all soccer nuts) invited me to join their Euro betting pool. By sheer luck, I ended up cleaning them out :D ...and found in the process that I really enjoyed watching the game. That's continued throughout the subsequent seasons, though since I don't have cable (or free weekend mornings and a local bar) and ESPN360 lost the CL rights this year, I don't actually get to WATCH all that much, alas.

rolov

Oct 20, 2009 9:07 pm

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Originally Posted by COFreqFlyer (Post 12680950)

And in this year's AFL grand finals, Geelong beat out St. Kilda for yet another pennant championship. :rolleyes:

Too bad we can't get the Fox Footy Channel here in teh States. :td:

The Geelong Catters

FT Lurker

Oct 20, 2009 9:10 pm

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Originally Posted by COFreqFlyer (Post 12680950)

And in this year's AFL grand finals, Geelong beat out St. Kilda for yet another pennant championship. :rolleyes:

Too bad we can't get the Fox Footy Channel here in teh States. :td:

I get it on Sky Sports from my cable operator in LV and DirectTV has this channel, too

ETA: Actually I was wrong, Footy is on Setanta Sports

jrzyshawn

Oct 20, 2009 9:12 pm

I am sore all over. I was able to remove the cabinets and counter off of one wall tonight and will work on the other side tomorrow. At this rate, I think I should be able to get the new floor in by Thursday.

http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos..._7461996_n.jpg

and yes that is a 100 amp line snaked around the vent line :-:

ConciergeMike

Oct 20, 2009 9:19 pm

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Originally Posted by xFF (Post 12680904)

One time I was listening to Franscesa and Chris Russo on WFAN during football season, and some Latin guy called in and wanted to talk Futbol. (His team was Trinidad and Tobago). They mocked him to the point he hung up, and joked about it for at least another day.

I felt sorry for the guy: it was sports talk, and he wanted to talk about his sport. Only mistake he made was in latitude.

If you and I should be together in person somewhere I will have to make you a CD of all the Chris Russo impersonations I own. To hear that voice do foreign policy is really funny.

Phudnik

Oct 20, 2009 9:20 pm

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Originally Posted by COFreqFlyer (Post 12680950)

Too bad we can't get the Fox Footy Channel here in teh States. :td:

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Originally Posted by mwg25 (Post 12680964)

ESPN360 lost the CL rights this year

ESPN360 has both Aussie Rules and futbol from Germany, Spain, Portugal, and the English Championship as well as the occasional MLS game.

ETA post 666
http://rolleye.com/deedevil.jpg

icurhere2

Oct 20, 2009 9:21 pm

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Originally Posted by jrzyshawn (Post 12680991)

Progress is progress.

Phudnik

Oct 20, 2009 9:21 pm

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Originally Posted by ConciergeMike (Post 12681033)

If you and I should be together in person somewhere I will have to make you a CD of all the Chris Russo impersonations I own. To hear that voice do foreign policy is really funny.

Can you do Chris Russo giving household tips a la Martha Stewart? I would pay to hear that.

FT Lurker

Oct 20, 2009 9:23 pm

Switching off game...

ConciergeMike

Oct 20, 2009 9:23 pm

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Originally Posted by rolov (Post 12680903)

I grew up around it so it is very different for me.

No doubt. :-: I will watch if I know it's a big important match, like a World Cup final or something. Same principle applies for me to baseball. It doesn;t get good until this time of year.

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Originally Posted by rolov (Post 12680924)

That guy was from Colombia right after they returned from the US in World Cup 94

Andres Escobar, right? I didn;t even look it up, so if I'm wrong, :rolleyes: on me.

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Originally Posted by icurhere2 (Post 12681043)

Progress is progress.

His kitchen has no intention of taking 172 years. :p

magiciansampras

Oct 20, 2009 9:24 pm

CO fans must be happy.. the stankees are winning.

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