3/8/03: FA Cup Quarters: Arsenal v. Chelsea [R]

[GPK]

5:15PM Kickoff
12:15PM EST

Live US TV

DirecTV, DISH Network, Bell ExpressVu PPV: $15.95. Also available at selected restaurants, bars and pubs.

Pub Viewing (http://linux967.dn.net/setanta/jsp/NA_venues.jsp)

Live on Big Blue (http://www.chelseafc.co.uk/StatPage.asp?id=big_blue_radio)

CFC Official Web (http://www.chelseafc.co.uk/Next_Match.asp)

News on Soccernet (http://www.soccernet.com/england/clubs/chelsea/index.html)

TEAMtalk-Chelsea (http://www.teamtalk.com/teamtalk/Team_News/0,1562,14,00.html)

BBC-Chelsea (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/chelsea/default.stm)

[Clan]

Guess the trouble and strife will be bitching again about how high the DirecTV bill is.http://www.stopstart.btinternet.co.uk/sm/argue.gif http://www.stopstart.fsnet.co.uk/smilie/nono.gif

[spectra]

Marcel, Petit, Le Saux, and Big Ed are all back in training. Hopefully they'll be fit enough to play. We really need all four of them back badly.

[Clan]

Agreed.
It's time that Ranieri put aside all thoughts of trying to please anybody and stick with what did us so well towards the run towards xmas.

Melchiot----Gallas---Desailly----Baba

Gronkjaer---Petit---Lampard----Le Saux

-----------Zola------Gudjohnsen------

There you have it.My selection.Hard feelings for some i know.But, better to have them sulk on the sidelines rather than the pitch where 110% effort is going to be required to beat the Arse.

[dwinkler]

Originally posted by GPK
5:15PM Kickoff
12:15PM EST

Live US TV

DirecTV, DISH Network, Bell ExpressVu PPV: $15.95. Also available at selected restaurants, bars and pubs. Hey, have any of you folks with either Dish or DTV actually seen this match show up on the electronic programming guide? I've got Dish, and I haven't seen it show up yet, and that's making me a little nervous.

Arsenal's previous FA Cup match, against ManUre, *did* show up on the guide at least 4 days before the match. So it makes me wonder...

[Clan]

Not yet, but then they don't say untill late anyways.
This is the official programme listing though..

English FA Cup Quarterfinals:

Arsenal vs Chelsea
Setanta Sport Closed-circuit
Pay-per-view: DirecTV/DISH Network/Bell ExpressVu: $15.95
Sa Mar 8 12:15pm ET/9:15am PT LIVE *** note special time ***
FOX Sports World (US)
FOX Sports World Canada
Sa Mar 15 8pm ET/5pm PT (7-day delay

It has always proven to be correct before.

[Clan]

Well you got my curiosity up so i checked the official site.They are saying that they are showing an 11.00 AM kick off game.Ours is not untill 12.15 PM...so now i am wondering also...

http://directv.com/DTVAPP/see/PPVEvents.jsp

[GPK]

They are talking about the Sunday match, not Saturday...but it doesn't make sense not to have it listed..

[Clan]

Originally posted by GPK
They are talking about the Sunday match, not Saturday...but it doesn't make sense not to have it listed..

[hangs head]...oh, didn't see that..[/hangs head]

[dwinkler]

Yeah, I'm not trying to freak anyone out about this, I'm just trying to get independent confirmation. soccertv's newsletter says it's still on, as does the site.

The weird thing about this match and the last Arsenal match is that they're outside the scope of the 5-game package that Dish is offering.

By the way, looks like the match is up on the DirecTV site - same link as in Clanblue's post, scroll down all the way to the bottom.

[dwinkler]

Just to follow up, looks like Dish isn't carrying the match. soccertv just lists DirecTV, Setanta, and Bell ExpressVu. And as of this morning the match still hadn't shown up on the EPG on Dish.

[Dr_Intoxicated]

Hope you guys get to see it, I managed to get a ticket!

I have a good feeling about this game.

Come on you Blues

[Clan]

Originally posted by Dr_Intoxicated
Hope you guys get to see it, I managed to get a ticket!

I have a good feeling about this game.

Come on you Blues

Must know somebody with an away season ticket eh?
Hope you enjoy yerself.
Rumour has it that Henry and Bergkamp may sit this one out.Hope so.

[Dr_Intoxicated]

No Clan, I just have a regular season ticket but managed to get in quick on the internet. They started selling the tickets before the date and time for the game was fixed.

Heard an anouncment on Chelsea TV and got straight on the PC.

[Clan]

Originally posted by Dr_Intoxicated
No Clan, I just have a regular season ticket but managed to get in quick on the internet. They started selling the tickets before the date and time for the game was fixed.

Heard an anouncment on Chelsea TV and got straight on the PC.

The modern game eh?
Internet purchasing.
Not like that in my time there.
Queue at the window as early as possible or hope to get it by post.Some of my mates were away season ticket holders--i never did have a season ticket as when i was old enough to afford one i went into the army and never had the time to go--and i used to get away tickets from them.Course that was only for the big games as we had ******** all demand really for most games what with average crowds of about 20,000 (if that)

Did get to see my share of our blue brothers in the triumvirate.Watching Linfield play in Belfast was something to behold let me tell you.

[Clan]

Ah well, not what i would have done.But then, i'm here and he's in charge..he he.

Hope he's up for the bloody game and left his sulk cap at home.

Strange how somebody can want an annual 20/30 goal scorer not to start.
Funny ol game.
Time for another beer.......

[bmw9983]

JT!!!

1-0 to Chelsea after 3 MIN!

[Clan]

Now that makes for an interesting start.
Still, if we were to win this we always were going to have to score the first goal.

Time for another beer....

[Lowecifer]

What the hell is going on with Big Blue?

I get 10 seconds of match followed by two pop songs.

Grrrrr.

[bmw9983]

Jeffers dives, call goes against Carlo - Yellow

Henry Penalty....DENIED BY CUDICINI