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Post by lynette on Jun 22, 2018 16:30:03 GMT
Just seen that the Final is scheduled for a day I will be seeing an opera out in the countryside.. o well.
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Post by joem on Jun 22, 2018 16:48:49 GMT
Just seen that the Final is scheduled for a day I will be seeing an opera out in the countryside.. o well. You're going to miss England's finest hour (and a half)
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Post by peggs on Jun 22, 2018 21:01:34 GMT
I happen to be at the theatre on sunday when the England game is on, what can I say, theatre seduced me away from football some while ago.
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Post by hulmeman on Jun 22, 2018 21:10:39 GMT
I happen to be at the theatre on sunday when the England game is on, what can I say, theatre seduced me away from football some while ago. Me too, but watching some of the performances in Russia, the acting is better!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 22, 2018 21:46:07 GMT
I've got a concert ticket provisionally booked for that night but as final is an afternoon kickoff, I think my timings should be okay.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 22, 2018 21:46:13 GMT
The best thing about football is how peaceful the supermarket is when there's an England match happening.
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Post by wickedgrin on Jun 23, 2018 11:06:06 GMT
Apparently the first England match peaked at 18.3 million people - the biggest TV audience by far this year. I am totally out of the loop.
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Post by lynette on Jun 23, 2018 11:38:02 GMT
There is the interest in Russia too maybe.
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Post by ellie1981 on Jun 23, 2018 13:53:54 GMT
The best thing about football is how peaceful the supermarket is when there's an England match happening. Four years ago I had an entire train carriage to myself on a journey back from visiting a friend and then a completely clear road. It’s the one, minor and infrequent advantage of not liking football.
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Post by oxfordsimon on Jun 23, 2018 14:09:05 GMT
I have zero interest in football - but Deliveroo have been doing promos where if you order a meal in the run up to certain games, they will give you a credit based on the number of goals scored in the designated match.
So far, I have got £8 in credit - and am really pleased when people score goals. I don't actually watch the match - but I do follow the scores!!
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Post by The Matthew on Jun 23, 2018 15:54:57 GMT
I can generally work out when someone scores because there's a shout from the houses either side of mine.
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Post by learfan on Jun 23, 2018 18:16:29 GMT
I am clearly in a minority in loving theatre AND football!
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Post by Michael on Jun 23, 2018 19:59:22 GMT
I have no interest at all in football and never watched a single game. Most likely I'm even the only German not watching the German team playing right now - and not even caring about the result.
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Post by Jan on Jun 23, 2018 20:18:18 GMT
I am clearly in a minority in loving theatre AND football! I follow football but I’m not that interested in the actual game itself, what I like is the fact it has all the characteristics of a soap opera, but a very sophisticated multi-strand immersive site-specific one.
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Post by learfan on Jun 23, 2018 20:25:18 GMT
I am clearly in a minority in loving theatre AND football! I follow football but I’m not that interested in the actual game itself, what I like is the fact it has all the characteristics of a soap opera, but a very sophisticated multi-strand immersive site-specific one. Not sure that counts!
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Post by lynette on Jun 24, 2018 16:01:48 GMT
Well, that was fun. It was a bit more like judo than football the way the Panama team was playing.
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Post by joem on Jun 24, 2018 19:15:18 GMT
I am clearly in a minority in loving theatre AND football! I often go straight from the football to the theatre or even the opera.
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Post by viserys on Jun 27, 2018 17:00:23 GMT
Woe.
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Post by The Matthew on Jun 27, 2018 20:21:33 GMT
The "desperate attempt to be relevant" award goes to a local estate agent for:
Footballs (hopefully) coming home. Have you thought about selling yours?
Not as bad as the "England" pens I saw someone buying in bulk at the supermarket. They're going to be great souvenirs when they turn up at the back of a drawer three years from now.
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Post by Phantom of London on Jun 27, 2018 20:43:01 GMT
The "desperate attempt to be relevant" award goes to a local estate agent for: Footballs (hopefully) coming home. Have you thought about selling yours?Not as bad at the "England" pens I saw someone buying in bulk at the supermarket. They're going to be great souvenirs when they turn up at the back of a drawer three years from now. Matthew was that deliberate missing out the letter 'i' in pens?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 28, 2018 11:14:50 GMT
I'm really not all that interested in football however, I have recently been introduced to Rúrik Gíslason from Iceland and I must say, j'approve! He's so pretty I'll even resist the temptation to want to cut off that man bun. When you look at the gutter press at the moment gloating over Germany's defeat in quite the most offensive way I really do hope that England don't win or even come anywhere close to winning. Football fans are unbearable enough without giving them something to start really boasting about. We'll never hear the end of it.
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Post by indis on Jun 28, 2018 17:23:38 GMT
there were quite a few handsome Islandic players🔥 sad they are out
now rooting for 🇸🇪
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Post by viserys on Jun 29, 2018 6:39:40 GMT
I'm really not all that interested in football however, I have recently been introduced to Rúrik Gíslason from Iceland and I must say, j'approve! He's so pretty I'll even resist the temptation to want to cut off that man bun. When you look at the gutter press at the moment gloating over Germany's defeat in quite the most offensive way I really do hope that England don't win or even come anywhere close to winning. Football fans are unbearable enough without giving them something to start really boasting about. We'll never hear the end of it. Don't worry, we can take it. Our team has been sh*te and deserved to be out this early. As for young Mr Gislason, the one positive aspect of my team going down to second league is that we shall now play against Mr Gislason's team Sandhausen, so I plan to be in attendance. I wouldn't be suprised if for the first time in football history, a stadium will see more female than male supporters in the stands.
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Post by lynette on Jul 3, 2018 20:09:38 GMT
😫
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Post by theglenbucklaird on Jul 3, 2018 20:34:25 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jul 4, 2018 9:51:22 GMT
Having been in the US for 8 days I've been mostly oblivious to the football, however I am impressed that I turned off what I was watching, and flicked onto the football just in time to see the winning goal last night.
I have no clue what any of it means, but it's always nice to see people enjoying their sport etc.
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Post by Xanderl on Jul 4, 2018 11:37:35 GMT
Given the England match is Saturday afternoon I suspect Saturday matinee would be a good day to watch out for good discounts (eg see the Genesis Inc thread) try TKTS or queue for returns!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 4, 2018 12:55:37 GMT
I’m getting fitter and fitter with this football lark. It’s not inspired me to go out and play; with bugger all else on the telly except for repeats of Kirsty and Phil or Davina reuniting Long Lost Families, I’ve taken to going out for an evening walk. The sun’s still shining and the streets are calm and peaceful...
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Post by lynette on Jul 4, 2018 15:24:53 GMT
I told a friend to make a bet for England before the match but I didn’t bother. Odds shortened of course now. But talking about a bet, I’m really appalled by the gambling ads before the matches and during. I’m an adult and I can assess betting ads but the football is being watched by millions of kids ( out of the 24 million who watched, a few millions must have been under , say 15 and much younger ) . We are usually so over the top when it comes to exposure of children to unsuitable material but I haven’t seen anyone else object to these adverts. Just now I’ve read that Cadbury are not allowed to use an Easter Bunny mini movie to advertise their chocolate because it targets under 15 year olds. Well, I’m not an advocate for Cadbury but really? No Bunny but ok Betfair?
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Post by tysilio2 on Jul 4, 2018 15:25:50 GMT
I’m getting fitter and fitter with this football lark. It’s not inspired me to go out and play; with bugger all else on the telly except for repeats of Kirsty and Phil or Davina reuniting Long Lost Families, I’ve taken to going out for an evening walk. The sun’s still shining and the streets are calm and peaceful... Have you moved to Wales?
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