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didnt read it, but two GREAT pictures hahahaha

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why wasnt this an option?

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silly scousers...this article could be written every october and be true. if anything the fact that liverpool have kept it competitive shows they wont win. only real test away was everton...meanwhile united have traveled to the bridge and anfield, not to mention tough trips to pompey and blackburn. united go to arsenal in a couple weeks and if we are still within 3 points, id consider us favorites to make that up in the second half of the season with the rest of the big 4 coming to old trafford. the reason scousers are upset is because every year at this time they get to pretend they can win the league. write this article in april when they say all they care about is advancing to the finals of the champions league.

i have cox in nebraska...hope they follow suit eventually. im paying way too much for an awful internet feed. my cable bill is far too high but id much rather pay for quality

when someone kicks at your ankle while you are running full speed and you fall to the ground...its usually a foul. if a 250lbs keeper comes out for the ball and gets knocked down from minimal contact, then he gets less consideration. then again i hate how the keeper usually gets every single call for contact in the box. i prefer to favor the attacking player

typical abu answers...it was never a foul. brown is built like a brick house and was hardly impeded. if you go out like a wet towel, you cant cry foul. if anything vidic was pushed into him...but everyone has a fair shot at the ball in my view

actually beating manchester united in the league is something new for rafa.

the neutral viewer on ESPN is not likely watching soccer. just a few days before at the very same time on the very same channel, Jim Rome was ripping a guy for wearing a Brazil jersey. this isnt about them..

its about people like you and I who tune in specifically for the matches. and if you can tell me that american soccer fans would rather see lyon bayern (a good game) over their beloved united, liverpool, chelsea and arsenal...then id be shocked.

just last week i was watching NFL football and everyone was talking about Brett Favre playing the patriots. unfortunately i was stuck watching the broncos and chargers as they were selected for my market...even though the hyped match was on at the same time. as it turns out, my game was the better game that everyone was talking about the next week (the bad ref call) and the other game was a huge disappointment. but everyone thought they wanted to see the other one so most of the country missed it live. whats my point? you live and die by the selection of the channel and your own market. had they not showed manchester united (something they have only done once at any stage last year) and the match they did show sucked...it would be hell for ESPN. in fairness though i did see the real madrid match on deportes before the other matches began

Jim Rome just had another attack on 'SAWKER' when maurice jones drew came on his show wearing a brazil jersey. rome knocked him for it ...acting like john mccain came to an interview with katie couric wearing a chicken suit. anyway, thats pathetic, outdated, and misinformed. the commercial was an attempt at a joke that failed with too much of its audience to be effective. this issue has been on my mind a lot lately...

id like to ad, if we take the commercial extremely literal..we are left agreeing with peyton. would you buy a sony bravia hdtv to watch sports? sure, but wont be watching soccer in hd (thursday night mls being the only exception) where as we can watch real sports like NBA, NFL, MLB, golf, tennis (and the list goes on and on) all in hd every week. not one prem, la liga or any other league has hd matches shown in the US, not even the champions league final. all we get is the odd USMNT or MLS match...

so as i said, technically the commercial hits at a bigger issue...and the fact that its RIGHT is worse than its subconscious damage it may cause.

trooper, ill admit you have a very valid point. we could very easily look at the subconscious damage such a commercial may cause. i think you may have misinterpreted my point slightly...in the same comment about how soccer fans should get the joke and take it for what its worth, i mentioned that it was a bizare advertising decision and shows the fundamental problem with our sport in this country.

but i have maintained for a few years now that its not ad gurus, sportscenter anchors, or loud mouth sports columnists preventing the beautiful game from being accepted by mainstream america. its petulent, crybaby soccer fan who demands everyone appreciate the subtly of a 1-0...meanwhile trashing on NFL and tv timeouts. we cant build our game by bringing down the others. and when things like this happen we cant act like we cant take a joke.

lets be rational...is peyton (ie sony, ad execs, mainstream media) suggesting football/soccer is in fact not a sport by definition, or is he implying its simply not a 'real' sport? does he mean its not a popular sport in this country, or that something about the mechanics make it not legitimate. if we can agree he was just saying 'no, this tv is for real sporting events like the super bowl or the world series...not for you to watch the entire first season of 'Who's the Boss?'. I think the point is that soccer is the pistachio of the sporting world. everyone likes peanuts (football), cashews (baseball) and almonds (basketball)...but for a little extra money and a more acquired taste, some of us demand the finer things in life. not as easily accessable, easy to call different or elitist, and perhaps even a little bit weird (they are green!). soccer is just slightly different, and im ok with that. they make jokes about golf, bowling, poker, darts and team thinking...likewise, soccer is a punching bag. but as long as we act like the red headed step child we will be treated as one. hockey fan, nascar fan and more recently, MMA fan have showed they dont need ESPN or major advertisers...they will just passionately follow their sport and the money will come to them. it always does.

you make a valid point trooper...and if we belittled it, then you certainly made it into something its not. commercials are memorable, but ive seen 2 other versions of THIS commercial and not seen this one specifically. its hardly going to affect human behavior.

look at this video, when jeter makes a jab at golf at the end http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8-bOSEfFWk

do you know why soccer fan should be offended by this? because rather than make fun of us, they dropped thierry henry and replaced him with jeter. id rather be in the commercial in jest than completely ignored...think about that

soccer fan in america needs to get a sense of humor. but either way, the only person on the panel who looks like they can do their job this year is the camera guy. peyton has one of the worst QB ratings in the league and is 1-2, junior's only win this year was in an exhibition, JB has to be the worst presenter on NFL based pre game shows (and he has plenty of competition) and the last one is a chicken suit. hardly a crack staff of sports icons.

either way, its a lame joke and to boycott the brand is pretty silly. but not sure why they would want to put off any sports fan when they are selling an HDTV to a sports market. ESPN may make jokes about soccer, but they want you to tune in on thursday nights for MLS in HD. but a knee jerk reaction is exactly the sort of thing that holds this sport back in this country. see the commercial where derek jeter tells tiger woods that golf isnt a real sport. are golfers around the world boycotting gillette?

decent analysis. but kalou DID foul rio in the box. you say rio marked terry and knocked him down? because kalou pushed him into terry. rio wouldnt uncontrollably fall forward into terry, fouling him and knocking him down in the box for fun would he? you may call a foul on rio, however upon further review youd have to call the foul on kalou first for his push to get open.

its the same thing drogba did later in the match to rooney. a slight nudge to create space before the ball (and the refs eye) enters the area. you have the best in the world at that (ballack) and it appears he is teaching his team mates

nothing supposed about it, we are the champs and one game in september doesnt change that. we were outplayed today, but its not something i would get used to seeing. united is still recovering from a serious injury crisis...try and learn a lesson from seasons passed and lets see where united are come march or april.

I pay for FSC and Setanta broadband...but sometimes I watch the match on justin.tv anyway because the match isnt on delay, or i prefer the english (sky/bbc) commentators. makes me wonder why i am paying...i guess i just feel like a complete POS if I just take it for free. but justin.tv is great for someone with a mac, like me, who cant do most of the P2P. and really, theres often a very minimal delay