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don't know yet what i'm getting myself into...
« on: July 18, 2004, 01:43:35 AM »
Hey everyone,

I'm moving from DC to London in two weeks (getting pretty nervous now) and just wanted to introduce myself.  I'm originally from Scranton, Pa and then went to school in Pittsburgh before heading to DC.  My company actually asked me 3 times last December to transfer over - the first 2 I said no and then the 3rd time I decided I was being a wuss, so I agreed to go.

Are there any Steelers or Penguins fans over there?  Does anyone know of any good sports bars to watch (American) football games at?

Aaron


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Re: don't know yet what i'm getting myself into...
« Reply #1 on: July 18, 2004, 01:34:58 PM »
Hi Aaron good luck with your move! The main place to watch US sports in London is the Sports Cafe in Haymarket nr Piccadilly Circus, they have NASN there.


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Re: don't know yet what i'm getting myself into...
« Reply #2 on: July 19, 2004, 02:17:49 PM »
Hey Aaron - I'm originally from the W-B/Scranton area...and have lived in DC as well (in fact I'm staying at my dad's house right now before heading over...in Dallas).  If you find a good sports bar, let me know, cause I'll be rooting on the Eagles!  :P  I'm moving over to London on Thursday...so I understand your nervousness!  Best of luck to you & perhaps we'll run into each other at some point...always good to see another NEPA person!


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Re: don't know yet what i'm getting myself into...
« Reply #3 on: July 19, 2004, 08:49:36 PM »
Sorry, still a HUGE Dallas Cowboy fan.  :)  I know, I know, there is something so wrong with admitting that out loud but its all part of the healing process in hopes they one day regain some moral ground.  hehe

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Re: don't know yet what i'm getting myself into...
« Reply #4 on: July 19, 2004, 10:06:52 PM »
Hi Aaron and welcome...

Don't want to be the bearer of bad news.....But as for watching American football on T.V. here... Hmmm, I guess I'll be the one to break it to you..It's not a good scene for American Football.  Take it from a die-hard fan.  We have NASN (North American Sports Network) it doesn't cover that much pro-football and I think it's useless when it comes to pro-football.  It's great with B-ball but not the "pro-iron grid".)  I actually find that they cover more college football than anything during the football season.   >:(

If you want to see any pro-football I suggest you subscribe to satellite T.V. (SkyTV) There you will at least get to see two games every Sunday.  But don't bank on seeing your favorite team more than once.  You're lucky if you even see your fave team AT ALL!!   Think about it there's a total of 16 games in the regular season (not including the Bye week each team gets) and there's 32 team!!!  The equation just ain't gonna work... 

Best way to at least listen to your fave team is to listen to them online.  That's that I had to resort to last year.  >:(  Or get a friend to tape it for you and send it via FedEx.  I also did that 'cause listening to it live week after week sometimes gave me more aggita and I just needed to watch my team (even though they suck) and always managed to lose in the last seconds of the game, it still gave me pleasure to sit down and watch it.  Even the American commercials too (my homesickness is a habitual thing with me).

My advice ** have a friend tape it, then have them send it through their company via FedEx if they can fanaggle it and just watch it a couple of days late**.  (You basically just have to keep yourself away from the results until you get your tape.)

Sports Cafe is pretty cool.  Very smokey though.  There's use to be a Babe's Ruth in my neck of the woods - East London but has since been demolished.

Good luck to you.
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Re: don't know yet what i'm getting myself into...
« Reply #5 on: July 20, 2004, 09:02:17 PM »
That does sound bad.  I guessed I wouldn't be able to see the Steelers every week, but there are so many Americans floating around London I was hoping I could get lucky.  Also, there are soooo many Steelers bars everywhere you go in the US I was hoping one or two would make it accross the pond...

I guess that would be a good money maker - open up a pub that gets all games every weekend.  I'd have every American in London flocking to my door!

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Re: don't know yet what i'm getting myself into...
« Reply #6 on: July 20, 2004, 09:09:29 PM »
I guess that would be a good money maker - open up a pub that gets all games every weekend.  I'd have every American in London flocking to my door!

Depends how you look at it.  For me it's a pain of source each week not being able to see my team but am  THANKFUL that I can at least watch two live games.  So I'll take it as it comes.  Didn't want to be the bearer of bad news.  Sorry about that.  But hey  :D Rugby is pretty cool too.  .

But that bar idea, could fly!!  Just buy one of those huge satellite dishes (the one the U.S. military bases have) then you're all set, rent a prime location for a cool million pounds or so....  ;D  ;) 
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Re: don't know yet what i'm getting myself into...
« Reply #7 on: July 21, 2004, 11:46:29 AM »

  Welcome to UKY Aaron.Sorry to hear that you might not be able to watch your fave football team  :-\\\\

 Rhia


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