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Does anyone follow this on Sky Sports??

Its on unnaturally late on Sundays but I think its brilliant!!

ive always been a Dallas Cowboys fan and they arent doing too badly so far this year

(NFL Active is a most useful add on to Skys service I might add!) :mrgreen:

Not been able to follow it since it left Channel 4 and Gary Imlach (remember him!)  :cry:

NY Jets is my team!  I'm just not sure who I'd support if Swindon ever played them though, talk about divided loyalties.

Gary Imach was US Football coverage's version of James Richardson!  Not as smooth though.

I tried watching the super bowl but it was very dull.

Just 10 seconds of action stop for a minute so they can show the players waving, 10 seconds of play, advert, 10 seconds of play, advert....repeat. :|

When it first cam onto C4 I was into it (Chicago Bears, the Fridge, etc).

Managed to go to an Oakland Raiders v Seattle seahawks game in 99 (I think). Despite thier chearleaders saying otherwise their fans wern't crazy, at least not at the game.

Nothing beats a good atmosphere at a 'proper' football game.

American footie can be dull if you don't understand the sport.  Once you get a sound knowledge I find the breaks in play seem shorter and shorter.  The second and fourth quarters especially can be fast flowing and full of excitement.

Holding - defence number 87, 10 yard penalty - automatic first down!!!

You are right Janaage .. its a bit like cricket .. its only when you get into the rules that it becomes more exciting :scribe:

I'd watch it if it were on at a normal time.  While i was at college i got into it a bit.

Ice Hockey & Baseball are better. FACT

I love it.  It's not on late though, they show a game at 6.00pm and the second one starts at 9.00pm. How early do you go to bed fatbury????

My team is the Cincinnati Bengals. (I just like the name and LOVE those tiger stripe helmets :oops:  :oops: ) I've followed them since the mid 80's when C4 started showing it and the afore mentioned Bears were ripping all and sundry to pieces (how times change).  The Bengals have been pretty much sucking ass since about 1990 so this season I'm getting rather excited as they are 5 and 1  :shock:

They're playing the Steelers at home this Sunday and it's being shown in Sky (that's at 6.00pm fats) 8)

It is a massive game which I am looking forward to very much indeed.

never seen a game of baseball ever.  Now Ice Hockey, i like. A lot.

Who's watching the baseball at the moment?

OOh Shaun .. I can never catch the 6 o clock game as I tend to watch Spanish or Brazilian footy .. watch the 10 o clock game but it ends soooo late ... like 12:30 normally and Ill be up at 6 the next day

But I guess you are right .. it isnt that late .. just would be nicer if it were on during the day i guess  8)

What channel is it on?

Bloody baseball?! :shock:  :-))(

Not my cup of tea. :|

Given I'm currently living about 40 miles from Cincinnati, they are currently my NFL team too. I'm trying to get tickets for a game later this season, but good seats are like rocking horse shit and/or cost a small fortune. They have had a surprisingly good start to the season, hence the high demand for tickets. I record every game on DVR and slowly watch during the week.



I really thought, before moving here, that Baseball was as dull as ditchwater. Then I reluctantly went to a game. I now love it. I watched the last game between the Astros and Cardinals on HDTV on a huge plasma screen at a friends house, and it was awesome. That home run in the top of the ninth was a cracker. Next game in the series is tonight in St Louis.

But remember most games on the east coast kick off at 1300 EST = 1800 UK, the west coast games kick off 1300 PST = 2100 UK.

That bloody baseball game finished at midnight EST = 0500 UK on Monday.

Hows the baseball going .. Chicago White Sox I hear made the World Series .. who are they meeting?

I've not seen all the games, but they are tense affairs. The Astros are leading the Cardinals 3-2 at the moment. Game 6 tonight.

I went to see the Broncos crush the Patriots (defending chanmpions) on Sunday. Broncos moved to 5-1 while Pats are 3-3 !


NMH

I watched the game Sunday between Buffalo Bills and New York Jets ... happy in the knowledge the Cowboys had gone to 4-2

Sky coverage is actually very good

I'm going to see New England Patriots Vs. Buffalo Bills in a few weeks.

Not a big fan of the sport... But looking forward to it.

Oooh, I like this thread.

They showed the Astros v Cardinals game on NASAN last night.  A superb three run homer put the Astros 4-2 up and with one foot in the World Series when, in the 9th (final) inning, Pujol hit the mother of home runs with two men on base to win the game 5-4.  Superb.  Astros now go to St Louis tomorrow, 3-2 up in the best of 7 series.

I would love to go to an NFL game but as has been said, tickets are as rare as the perverbial hens' teeth.  Broncos v Patriots - what a great game to go to. I am envious :twisted: (as would Patriots v Bills)

Following American sport these days is miles better than it used to be because of t'internet.  You can go on fans' forums such as www.go-bengals.com.  It's funny how similar it can be to this one with your usual mix of otimists, pessimists, odd balls, piss taking 'official' match day threads, x player is crap no he's not he's brilliant type stuff.  This thread about one of the forum members getting shit faced in Jacksonville is quite amusing: http://forum.go-bengals.com/index.php?showtopic=10305

And here he is!


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v465/BengalBeotch/DSCF0306-2.jpg

Starts 2005 EST tonight. I shall be watching

I doubt it will be on channels in UK live ?

Don't think so Fats, couldn't find any reference to it on any UK Channels.

Time for a TEF member to take on a similar 'challenge' at the next away game. Any takers?

I think yeovil red would be ideal.

THAT SUCKS!

Still Ill prob be watching Anderlecht v Liverpool tonite .. come on the Belgians!

:nod: Yeovil would certainly give him a run for his money.

You boys who go to the NFL take part in any tail gating that my american mate talks so highly off?

Basically getting to the ground about three hours pre kick off then getting shit faced by your car?  Sounds ace!

A car boot piss up?  Sounds wonderful. Anyone up for doing it in the firestation car park on Saturday?

That my friend would be a great way to get loud and proud!!  They have barbeques, and all sorts (not the bertie bassett type) at these get togethers.  Would rock!

Its a redneck tradition, not that I've seen much evidence in the flesh as yet. But I'm assured its a common event at most NFL games across the country. Problem is you need a mate with a big truck to carry the BBQ, they are fucking huge.

My mate who follows college footie more than NFL regularly takes part in tail gating up in Portland, they bought this old bus and decorated in his teams colours and they all take it in turns driving away so the rest can get wasted.

I can just imagine the sight of the TEF Battle Bus pitching up in the car park of away grounds around the country. Probably with its own police escort in tow. What a cool idea though.

Now that sounds fun!

I'd love to do an away day piss up like that with loads of Town fans.

Bagsie not driving. :wink:

i can't drive...  :--

Personally i think all American sports are rubbish,but then i am an ignorant sod and i'm a secret rugby league watcher :oops: ,which means i'll be watching the up-coming tri-nations series :) .

Strangely enough,last night there was a yank sat near me,he really seemed to enjoy himself  :shock:  :) .

Urgh!!!  Rugby league, I hate that shit.  Why don;t they fucking pass it out wide befire the fifth tackle instead of just running through the middle all the time.

Union's quality but league is not my cuppa tea.  Different Strokes though I suppose.

I can't explain why i like it Jan,i fear it could be because of the tight shorts they wear  :shock:  :wink:

:shock: indeed!

Especially for OST, a picture of one of the Cincinnati Bengals Cheerleaders.

[url]http://img394.imageshack.us/img394/3412/cheerleaders05123bc.th.jpg (http://img394.imageshack.us/my.php?image=cheerleaders05123bc.jpg)[/URL]

Now tell me you don't want to go to an NFL game during the summer.

She is pretty rough though.

KT, On closer inspection, I'm inclined to agree. But given I'm still at work, I didn't wish to spend too much time looking at Cheerleader's photos.

Go check them all out yourself if you like.

http://www.bengals.com/cheerleaders/index.asp

Just providing a public service.

Holy shit!!!!! Check this one out :jaw1:

http://www.bengals.com/uploads/cheerleaders/full/amanda05.jpg

scary as fuck :shock:

Bengals fans themselves admit that their cheer leaders are a tad ropy.  Miami Dolphins on the other hand....

http://www.miamidolphins.com/cheerleaders/cheerleaderoftheweek/cheerleaderoftheweek.asp

 8)  8)  8)

Dallas Cowboys don't look too shabby either:

http://www.dallascowboys.com/cheerleaders/showgr.cfm

Oakland Raiders anyone???

http://www.raiders.com/raiderettes/raiderettesBio.jsp?id=11386

Carolina Panthers -

Best of the lot.

FACT!

http://www.panthers.com/cheerleaders/default.jsp

Click on photo gallery.  No. 1 is a bit dodgy, but I am in love with no. 3 :shock:

Raiders are bestest. In fact, i wouldn't mind raiding some of them :roll:

i'm a buccs boy myself (pre-glazier, thankyou very much) my dad used to watch em when i was little, i f i couldnt sleep i'd go down and watch it with him, he always cheered on the buccs.

funnily enough, he's just gone to tampa today for 2 weeks, he's getting me a kosher buccs shirt  :soapy tit wank:

If you tell me how to upload piccies from my hard drive I'll give you an idea of what tailgating is like.

NMH

Imageshack is the best way. There are some instructions on here somewhere of how to do it, but its pretty simple.

For what its worth, the Houston Astro's sealed their place in the World Series last night following a 5-1 win over the St Louis Cardinals, taking the series 4-2. Game 1 against the Chicago White Sox, in Chicago, is Saturday.

Booooo

Cheerleader of the week is "Lingerie and Swimsuit" according to my work place and thus is filtered out

Booooooooooo  :cry:

i'd have a go... :nod:

BTW, IMO League > Union. Purely because its quicker and more end-to-end.

Agree Dave, less nonesense with scrums and lineouts, more tries, and less emphasis on penalties and drop goals as the main source of points.  Also less posh people, and the grounds look like proper sporting theatres, union grounds are more hospitality boxes than seats from what I've seen at Britol, Bath and Northampton

After watching the NFL in the States im glad we dont have the amount of ad breaks they stick in at every opportunity during the game.

I bought a Titans shirt whilst i was there.  :beers:

Spuddy, what game did you watch?

Pissed off because the Bengals lost to Pittsburgh this weekend. Although I ended up in a bar in Cincinnati Sunday evening, with a load of pissed up Bengals fans. Even though I've never been in the Merlin, I kind of thought of you lot, but I don't know why  :roll:

I watched that very game Village, GOT CHAD?.  :mrgreen: i was flicking through the channels wondering where the fuck the Monday night Footy was not knowing that it doesnt start till 9pm.

Here's one for you all http://www.nfluk.com/features/features-cheerleaders.php

Eh? :?

You asked me what game i watched, i watched the Bengals Vs Steelers game in the comfort of our Villa.

You need to wipe the sleep out of your eyes Sunshine, that was Coxernator :-))(

Whoops  :mrgreen:

:clown:  :nuts:  :grin:

So do you follow any NFL side Village?.

Give me a break im shattered after working my first night back since October 4th.

I'll let you off the Spudster :wink:

I don't follow NFL at all, but i watched a couple of games when i was in Canada a few weeks ago. Preferred NHL and baseball tbh

Oh dear!  :|

The only one of the American sports i have watched live. Toronto Blue Jays Vs New York Yankees in the Sky Dome. 50,000 fans, great atmosphere and a win for the Jays! Have really been into it ever since.

I saw the Blue Jays at the Sky Dome in 1992 in one of the play off games against Oakland A's.  They won the game 3-1 and went on to win the World Series that year.  Cool as.  They seem to be a bit crap these days though.

I'm going to Florida next month and am going to see Miami Heat v Portland Trailblazers.  I'm not really into basketball but it I'm sure it will be a great experience. It should be worth it just to see the man mountain that is Shaquille O'Neal 'in the flesh'.  The geezer's 7 feet 1 and weighs 23 stone!  If he called me cunt I'd believe him :|

Buffalo at New England now on Channel 5.  :beers:

Bengals beat the Packers 21-14 today - yay  :mrgreen: 6-2 for the season.

Can you believe it - my boss offers me complimentary tickets to go watch the Cleveland Browns play the Tennassee Titans next w/e and I've had to turn them down - damn the mother-in-law  :twisted:

 :beers:

We lost to the Raiders this weekend.  :(

So I noticed  :| And I don't think I managed to spell it right either  :old:

Raiders winning was a bit of a bugger, but my Broncos are riding high at 6-2. Two games ahead of the Chiefs and the Chargers.

NMH

Denver are my outside bet for the SuperBowl.  :wink:

Only if they get home field advantage in the playoffs, otherwise they will be one and done against the Colts again.

NMH

Two Carolina Panthers cheerleaders who allegedly were having sex with each other in a bathroom stall at a Tampa, Fla., nightclub were arrested and charged early Sunday following a run-in with patrons and police.

According to a police report obtained by the CBS TV affiliate in Tampa and the Charlotte Observer, Angela Ellen Keathley and Renee Thomas were arrested following an incident at Banana Joe's, in Tampa's Channelside district, at 2:10 a.m. ET.

The cheerleaders were kicked off the team Monday for violating a signed code of conduct, Panthers spokesman Charlie Dayton said. The two violated a rule that bans conduct that's embarrassing to the team or organization.

In the police report, witnesses claimed Thomas and Keathley were having sex with each other in a stall when other patrons grew angry that the two were taking so long in the bathroom.

Another woman waiting to use the bathroom got into an argument with the two, and Thomas hit that person in the face, according to details of the report posted on TampaBay10.com, the CBS TV affiliate's Web site.

Keathley, who was escorted from the nightclub, was so drunk she could barely stand, the report said. Police described Keathley as rude and belligerent with police.

When Thomas was arrested, she gave police the name of another Panthers cheerleader -- Kristen Lanier Owen, the Observer and TampaBay10.com reported. Thomas, who was charged with one count of battery, might face additional charges for lying to police, once they confirm her identity.

Keathley was charged with disorderly conduct and obstructing or opposing an officer.

Other Panthers cheerleaders bailed Thomas and Keathley out of Hillsborough County jail later Sunday morning, TampaBay10.com reported.

The cheerleaders made the trip to Tampa on their own -- the squad performs on the sideline only at home games. Panthers officials at Sunday afternoon's game said they were aware of the report, but declined further comment when contacted by the Observer.

According to the Panthers' official team Web site on NFL.com, Keathley is a registered nurse and second-year member of the TopCats. Thomas is listed as a student at the University of North Carolina-Charlotte and first-year member of the cheerleading squad. :beers:

Is shagging in the toilets illegal? :o

was it this renee thomas?

http://www.rochdaleobserver.co.uk/ContentResources/286.$plit/C_58_Articles_45860_Body_Web_ArticleBlock_0_Image.jpg

I hope not.  :?

wheels are off the buccs cart already. bugger. but the bears won, so not all bad!

Why do you want the Bears to win?.