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rymannryan
17 May 2003, 09:41 AM
Anyone? I have 20 minutes to decide.

babytiger2001
17 May 2003, 09:43 AM
Go for it. It only happens once a year. :)

rymannryan
17 May 2003, 09:48 AM
hmmmm . . . . . . the only problem is what if it turns out to be a ************ game!!!

babytiger2001
17 May 2003, 09:59 AM
Part of the risk... it always is.

Even if Southampton get an early goal and close up shop to try and preserve a lead, that would be worth the dough for me.

But then again, I live for the big events. This is definitely one of them, it goes without saying.

Yet, nevermind that we have it on free-to-air TV over here. :D

Gone to watch the game now...

pething101
17 May 2003, 10:03 AM
Webcast is free.

Expect it to be cut off at any moment.

But it is free.

rymannryan
17 May 2003, 10:07 AM
I decided not to. No game is worth that much unless my team is playing in it, or if I think it'll be a classic, and I doubt this one will.

rymannryan
17 May 2003, 10:08 AM
Originally posted by pething101
Webcast is free.

Expect it to be cut off at any moment.

But it is free.


Link?

I just watched the first three minutes of the FA Cup before they cut it off.

olegunnar
17 May 2003, 10:08 AM
webcast where? and did it cut off? I am listening to the bbc over the internet now.

pething101
17 May 2003, 10:10 AM
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/default.stm#

So far so good.

rymannryan
17 May 2003, 10:19 AM
The webcast won't work for me, so if anyone else is having the same problem, here is minute by minute match tracker.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/shared/bsp/hi/football/statistics/teams/a/arsenal/html/live_hi.stm

Senor Askew
17 May 2003, 01:04 PM
I suppose it's worth it only if you have a vested interest in one of the teams.

Which in my case has been a "yes" for three straight years!! :D

I didn't have to pay in 2001 as I was still in Scotland but the last two years I have happily payed up to see my beloved AFC go for silverware.

But if Arsenal weren't involved I would have stayed in bed and spared myself.

I learned my lesson in 2000 when I watched Villa v. Chelsea as a neutral and was searching for the razor blades by the end of it. God that was f'ing boring.

Captain Splarg
17 May 2003, 06:58 PM
i paid £45

JoBeck
17 May 2003, 07:34 PM
Originally posted by Captain Splarg
i paid £45
I suppose that's worth it... if it's the price of your ticket to the final.

Captain Splarg
17 May 2003, 11:03 PM
Originally posted by JoBeck
I suppose that's worth it... if it's the price of your ticket to the final.


yeah :)


you can see match photos i took. They are on the Arsenal board.

usscouse
18 May 2003, 12:09 AM
The bastids advertized it all day yesterday as starting at 7PM over here on the left coast US. So I go to work thinking, Well it's the last match of the English season. The traditional end...I'll spend the $25 I don't know if I was pizzed at them for bad advertizing or mad at myself because I shouldda known better...!!!