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From: RED DEVIL on 18 Jun 2010 16:47 On Fri, 18 Jun 2010 13:43:42 -0700 (PDT), Google Beta User <wanyikuli(a)gmail.com> wrote: >On Jun 18, 4:40�pm, RED DEVIL <manutd1...(a)bellsouth.net> wrote: > >> >> The goal should have stood >> >> >What's the media reaction been back in the States? >> >> They don't know there is a world cup being played >> >> RED DEVIL > >I'm surprised by how much casual interest there is (it's all relative >of course), but I live in the DC area, which is somewhat more "aware >of global issues" so it very well may be different where your at. > >I've worn my England jersey twice since the cup started and it's >always been a conversation starter on the metro. > I think the ESPN coverage has been the best that we've ever had (except for the fat bloke calling keepers "goaltenders") But on the whole this country doesn't really know much about what's going on and what is sad they seem to care even less. RED DEVIL
From: Manx Gunner on 18 Jun 2010 16:51 On Fri, 18 Jun 2010 16:40:52 -0400, RED DEVIL wrote... > >What's the media reaction been back in the States? > > They don't know there is a world cup being played I know better than that, as I have seen some of it. Don't be like that.
From: KaiserD2 on 18 Jun 2010 18:43 On Sat, 19 Jun 2010 00:08:16 +0200, anders t <anthu_001(a)no_-_spam_.hotmail.com> wrote: >Just a reminder... >http://gfx.aftonbladet-cdn.se/multimedia/dynamic/01218/the-sun-world-cup-_1218512b.jpg I missed the game exercising myself this afternoon and sat down to watch it with my wife, a very casual fan. (She loves my tapes from the 1970s because the shorts are so short.) We were running a little short on time, have an engagement this evening, and after the dreadful first half--by far the worst match I've seen the whole tournament--I asked her to fast forward the DVR while I looked away to 15 minutes into the second half and tell me if there had been a goal. She mistunderstood and announced she was now at 88 minutes with no goals. Based on the above comments it sounds like there would be unanimous agreement that she did us both a huge favor. I am delighted by the result because it means the US will probably go through as we sure as hell deserved to do. In fact we should have been the group winners. What is rather interesting is that Slovenia could still go out if England beat them and if we beat Algeria by 2 goals, so they will have to be trying. And franky I don't see how England can possibly beat Slovenia on the form they have shown. Tomorrow looks like a pretty slow day but given the way we've been full of surprises. . . .who knows? DK
From: RED DEVIL on 18 Jun 2010 18:45 On Fri, 18 Jun 2010 16:51:01 -0400, Manx Gunner <goal(a)4thegunners!com> wrote: >On Fri, 18 Jun 2010 16:40:52 -0400, RED DEVIL wrote... > >> >What's the media reaction been back in the States? >> >> They don't know there is a world cup being played > >I know better than that, as I have seen some of it. > >Don't be like that. The main stream media don't really report much about the event but there's good coverage on ESPN. Most reports I've seen have been playing back the "goal" and trying to spot any possible infringement. There was none of course! RED DEVIL
From: Jack Hollis on 18 Jun 2010 20:06
On Fri, 18 Jun 2010 16:40:52 -0400, RED DEVIL <manutd11XX(a)bellsouth.net> wrote: >>What's the media reaction been back in the States? > >They don't know there is a world cup being played > > >RED DEVIL You certainly can't say that the US is soccer mad but the ratings are double what they were for WC06. |