2007/2008 QPR Media Thread (TV, Audio, Web, Where to watch, etc.) [R]

Great idea for this thread, Kevin.

Also of note: if you don't have QPR World, now might be a good time to give it a try. You can get QPR World for £2.99 (by credit card, only £1.99 for those in the UK doing it by direct debit) through August 5th. After that, they'll charge you for a year at £34.99.

http://www.qpr.premiumtv.co.uk/page/WorldKickOff/0,,10373,00.html

 

I'd like to see the second half of the season's list. I went and bought Setanta, and actually got to see the R's play two or three times last season. The games were abortions, but it was still my R's.

 

We beat Cardiff away on Setanta when they were top of the table! (but, yeah, the Southend one was a particularly ugly disaster).

 

Yep, that Bean handball winner is the only other win I remember seeing on TV over the last several years. I saw that one at Summers; I caught the Cardiff game this year (and the Southend one, too ) at Kitty's just down the street from there.

 

Our away matches against Charlton and West Brom have been moved for coverage on Sky. The match at Charlton is still on October 27th, but will now start at 12:45 p.m. The West Brom match has been moved from Saturday, September 29th, to Sunday, September 30th, at 1:15 p.m.

http://www.qpr.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10373~1067145,00.html

 

Blasted egg-chasers. I might be moving down to DC area this winter - any decent pubs around in which to see the hoops/championship? Only one I've heard about is Summers, but that it's awful these days.

Thanks,
Peter

 

Just down the street from Summers is Kitty O'Shea's (Court House Metro). That's generally where I watch them these days (I live a 5-minute walk away from there, a few blocks past Summers). For weekday afternoon games, it's generally fairly empty, but they'll turn the sound up and it's more of a pub atmosphere than Summers' restaurant atmosphere.

http://www.kittyosheasva.com/sports/

In town, Fado (Gallery Place-Chinatown Metro) will generally show the games, although you're less likely to get sound there (and the Championship games may not appear on their schedule). Kevin and I and a few others watched one QPR game there last season. It's probably best to call ahead there to make sure there's no conflict and that you'll get the TV. It's a good central meeting place for DC, VA, and MD people.

http://www.fadoirishpub.com/washington/eventview/sports

Lucky Bar (Farragut North or Dupont Circle Metro) is an option. Many go there for weekend matches. Their website says they open at 3 p.m., so that's a close shave for the weekday matches. I haven't been there during the week in awhile.

http://www.luckybardc.com/sports.asp

A new place called Babylon Futbol Cafe has opened in Falls Church, VA, that shows soccer and I know several people who like it. I haven't been yet.

http://babylonfc.com/

I know QPRKevinH has a place he goes to out in Maryland, if you're on that side of town. I'm sure he'll chip in here. I think it's McGinty's in Silver Spring.

http://www.mcgintyspublichouse.com/

 

Agreed!

 

Help LostinP move in his stuff and he just might BUY you a pint!

 

I hope to travel light

Thanks for all of the good advice fellas!

Peter

 

Yeah, I took advantage of that. Looking forward to another year of Saturday mornings at the computer. Thanks again for the tip!


Also, great avatar!

And Kevin's avatar gets the blood going. Nice work!

 

I'm new to this so I apologize if this is a stupid question. Will the QPR World membership allow you to watch live video of all of the season's matches? Please let me know. Thanks!

 

No. It gives you access to live audio of the matches, video highlights (usually online the next day) of each game, plus video news stories and interviews (usually 2 or 3 items per week -- check the archives to get an idea -- including post-match comments from the manager and usually a pre-match story with interviews, injury update, etc.).

The video highlights include at least the goals from every game. For a good number of games, they also make "extended highlights" available that include several minutes of important game action.

 

still worth it though.

 

Agreed. It's a great service and good value for money.