Where to watch the Wales game... aviva?

FLOOPER · 05-10-2011 11:06am

GerM wrote: »

Spain is a completely different culture where people generally don't go out until 11pm for their evening meal. The whole city is only starting up at that time and doesn't become quiet until about 6am. It's not comparable at all to having a game at midnight in NZ which is much more similar to ourselves.

More people wouldn't watch the game at midnight. You would. I would. People like us would. Children wouldn't. Most people with work wouldn't. A lot of parents of children wouldn't. Midday kick offs in the Premier League are due to security issues and cooperating with the police.

The current scenario is by far the most palatable to greatest number of people. A small minority of people want games at midnight to suit themselves.

Well in fairness, the Soccer WC holds it's games at hours that suit the greater watching population as for example, in Korea (+9 h GMT I think) where the Ireland v Spain game was held at 12 midnight near Incheon.

Ah, fond memories of the Gecko Bar and poor R keane and co turining up at 6 am to find shutters just down!

Fr Tod Umptious · 05-10-2011 11:15am

FLOOPER wrote: »

Well in fairness, the Soccer WC holds it's games at hours that suit the greater watching population as for example, in Korea (+9 h GMT I think) where the Ireland v Spain game was held at 12 midnight in Incheon.

Ah, fond memories of the Gecko Bar and poor R keane and co turining up at 6 am to find shutters just down!

No it was not is was at 8.30pm local time.

WC games are played at times that suit the local audience, or in the case of the US the games would be on at a time to suit the EDT zone.

Games in WC 2002 were at 3pm, 5.30pm or 8.30pm local time.

Back on topic, anyone with kids will have no problem getting up at 6am.
For a lot of people it's much easier to get up at 6am, watch something for 3 hours then gets a few hours sleep, than starting to watch something at 1am and try stay awake for 3 hours.
Plus this thread shows just how much Irish people seem to be obsessed with the ability to get a drink.

Micky Dolenz · 05-10-2011 11:18am

Anyone know if Flannery's in Limerick will be open?

leggit · 05-10-2011 11:20am

BoardsMember wrote: »

Great solution. Really practical. No fear of public order or safety issues playing at that time, not to mention public transport costs & issues, let alone what the local residents might think about having 40,000 drunk supporters leaving a stadium at 2.30am. Just to suit an audience tens of thousands of miles away. And just because we take them into account when the RWC is in northern hem...oh.

It's stupor, by the way, though stewper is quite onomatopoeic, I like it!

because rugby is known for its hooliganism? Public transport costs would be paid for by the public (and probably at a premium too!)

I'd also assume all local residents would be watching it anyway, and I doubt all 40,000 will be drunk!!! although that would be quite funny

Rookster · 05-10-2011 11:39am

leggit wrote: »

because rugby is known for its hooliganism? Public transport costs would be paid for by the public (and probably at a premium too!)

I'd also assume all local residents would be watching it anyway, and I doubt all 40,000 will be drunk!!! although that would be quite funny

Leggit
Are you for real? You are joking surely? You want the host country who have spent millions erecting the stadia and all the infrastructure that goes with running the RWC to change the times of the matches, thereby losing revenue for the pubs and restaurants in NZ, to cater for a mickey mouse, bankrupt little country on the edge of europe 13k miles away. Some people have this overexaggerated opinion of how important Ireland is in the greater scheme of things. NEWSFLASH: We're Not!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

leggit · 05-10-2011 11:51am

Rookster wrote: »

Leggit
Are you for real? You are joking surely? You want the host country who have spent millions erecting the stadia and all the infrastructure that goes with running the RWC to change the times of the matches, thereby losing revenue for the pubs and restaurants in NZ, to cater for a mickey mouse, bankrupt little country on the edge of europe 13k miles away. Some people have this overexaggerated opinion of how important Ireland is in the greater scheme of things. NEWSFLASH: We're Not!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

How dare you!

how would they lose revenue, surely they'd be at the match between 5-8pm local time instead of being at the pubs/restaurants with the time it's at now? They'd probably take in more revenue if anything knowing both sets of supporters! They'd also be catering for not just one mickey mouse country, but TWO mickey mouse countries!

Obviously it's not feasible to do it off the cuff but it may have been a good idea to make contingency plans for the inevitability of two european teams playing each other. TV revenue for New Zealand would have also been much, much bigger if they made such a plan.

If it was here and New Zealand were playing Australia, I'd have no problem with the match being at midnight here? I'd be very excited actually!

GerM · 05-10-2011 11:56am

leggit wrote: »

If it was here and New Zealand were playing Australia, I'd have no problem with the match being at midnight here? I'd be very excited actually!

And it wouldn't happen for a multitude of reasons. Cost, safety, licensing, grounds of insanity etc.

LostGirly · 05-10-2011 12:00pm

True rugby supporters who actually care about the game will get up for the game on Saturday without complaint about it being too early and not being able to have a pint. Not everything revolves around drink or Ireland.
I'd like to see the heads on us if we were hosting it and they put the games on at midnight or 2am just to suit the Aussies and Kiwis.
Get a grip guys and get up and support your team, it's only 6am it's hardly middle of the night stuff.

justsomebloke · 05-10-2011 12:01pm

*mod warning to please remain civil*

Fr Tod Umptious · 05-10-2011 12:15pm

LostGirly wrote: »

True rugby supporters who actually care about the game will get up for the game on Saturday without complaint about it being too early and not being able to have a pint. Not everything revolves around drink or Ireland.
I'd like to see the heads on us if we were hosting it and they put the games on at midnight or 2am just to suit the Aussies and Kiwis.
Get a grip guys and get up and support your team, it's only 6am it's hardly middle of the night stuff.

that's the problem here

Irish rugby support in Oct 2011 is 10% fan, 90% bandwagon.

Mister Dread · 05-10-2011 12:25pm

Bollocks to that. 5 games into the world cup and i won't have had one session for an Ireland game. Drinking is never the primary focus but it's nice to celebrate an occasion.

Rookster · 05-10-2011 12:31pm

Fr Tod Umptious wrote: »

that's the problem here

Irish rugby support in Oct 2011 is 10% fan, 90% bandwagon.

I have been posting this for years and only getting abuse for it.

justsomebloke · 05-10-2011 12:33pm

*mod warning. No more crap on bandwagon jumpers*

Carroller16 · 05-10-2011 12:39pm

The Woolshed is open at 5.30am. Serving Breakfast.

Bigcheeze · 05-10-2011 12:45pm

SSK wrote: »

As far as I know, no where will be serving booze as its too early even for the early houses (who start serving at 7)

Book a cheap Ryanair flight for Saturday morning, don't board it and booze away in the airport :pac:

MrDerp · 05-10-2011 12:54pm

Mister Dread wrote: »

Bollocks to that. 5 games into the world cup and i won't have had one session for an Ireland game. Drinking is never the primary focus but it's nice to celebrate an occasion.

Get a short kip Friday evening, go to the offy and buy:
- a bottle of buckfast
- a naggin of jagermeister
- 1 can of redbull
- a gram of speed (optional, and not from the offy)
- some cans
- some wine (for the ladies)

Go straight out to coppers, with a friend (a good-looking one is best). Have a feed of pints and invite some ladies back to your pre-match party (ladies will keep you feeling alive as you see out the night).

At 5am get two pint glasses and distribute, in equal measures, between them the buckfast, jagermeister, redbull and speed (optional).

Go to the woolshed in taxis with your entire party for 6am. I guarantee the cocktail described above will keep you fcuked up until full-time

After the match go directly to the early house to celebrate.

Can't have a session for the match? Me bollox. You just need to be creative.

BoardsMember · 05-10-2011 1:06pm

Fr Tod Umptious wrote: »

that's the problem here

Irish rugby support in Oct 2011 is 10% fan, 90% bandwagon.

This is very shortsighted & narrow minded. One of the points of a sport having a Wold Cup is to showcase its talent, with a view to bringing in new viewers & audiences. To introduce this "bandwagon" is not helpful, and misses the point completely.

leggit · 05-10-2011 2:02pm

MrDerp wrote: »

Get a short kip Friday evening, go to the offy and buy:
- a bottle of buckfast
- a naggin of jagermeister
- 1 can of redbull
- a gram of speed (optional, and not from the offy)
- some cans
- some wine (for the ladies)

Go straight out to coppers, with a friend (a good-looking one is best). Have a feed of pints and invite some ladies back to your pre-match party (ladies will keep you feeling alive as you see out the night).

At 5am get two pint glasses and distribute, in equal measures, between them the buckfast, jagermeister, redbull and speed (optional).

Go to the woolshed in taxis with your entire party for 6am. I guarantee the cocktail described above will keep you fcuked up until full-time

After the match go directly to the early house to celebrate.

Can't have a session for the match? Me bollox. You just need to be creative.

Now that's what I call dedication, I salute you sir but I hope I never meet you on a night out...

part time punk · 05-10-2011 3:24pm

GerM wrote: »

Spain is a completely different culture where people generally don't go out until 11pm for their evening meal. The whole city is only starting up at that time and doesn't become quiet until about 6am. It's not comparable at all to having a game at midnight in NZ which is much more similar to ourselves.
.

Anyone here been to NZ? Kiwi bed time is a well known phenomenon there. Great country but they wouldn't even be like ourselves, never mind the Spanish. Small towns and even the cities are dead come 8 or 9 o'clock in the evenings.You'd never be able to have a midnight kick off time, even in Auckland or Wellington.

youcancallmeal · 05-10-2011 3:43pm

part time punk wrote: »

Anyone here been to NZ? Kiwi bed time is a well known phenomenon there. Great country but they wouldn't even be like ourselves, never mind the Spanish. Small towns and even the cities are dead come 8 or 9 o'clock in the evenings.You'd never be able to have a midnight kick off time, even in Auckland or Wellington.

Yeah I remember being in a small town on the south Island and the local bar closing at 9.30pm!? Then being in a biggish city like Napier and it was likewise a ghost town once it got dark. Weird...

MrDerp · 05-10-2011 3:54pm

leggit wrote: »

Now that's what I call dedication, I salute you sir but I hope I never meet you on a night out...

You'd need a time-machine to catch me on a night out like that. It's been about 5 years, but I was indeed best avoided as I was well known for leading people down the rabbit hole

I'll be watching this match in my sitting room with a mug of coffee. I've got a box of corona in the fridge just in case I get excited though.

I'll probably spend the entire second half standing or pacing the living room.

BoardsMember · 05-10-2011 4:01pm

I'm out on Friday night, and have the little 'uns birthday the next morning at an activity thing with his mates, followed by lunch & drinks in our place afterwards with the relatives etc. Going to be a long weekend!! Pity the Aussie v SA game is not the later of the two on Sunday, could have had a bit of a lie in on sunday.

justsomebloke · 05-10-2011 4:04pm

I would just like to point out to anyone looking to watch Irish rugby and drink at the same time that Leinster V Connacht and Munster V the Ospreys are also on on Saturday evening and both televised so this should give you ample time to watch rugby and drink at the same time on Saturday;)

GerM · 05-10-2011 4:09pm

part time punk wrote: »

Anyone here been to NZ? Kiwi bed time is a well known phenomenon there. Great country but they wouldn't even be like ourselves, never mind the Spanish. Small towns and even the cities are dead come 8 or 9 o'clock in the evenings.You'd never be able to have a midnight kick off time, even in Auckland or Wellington.

I found Auckland fine, to be honest. Not exactly mad but a decent enough crowd in pubs. Queenstown, obviously was busy at all hours. But go to somewhere like Invercargill which is a decent sized town/small city or similar and it's absolutely bizarre. I remember being stuck there for a few days and the last showing at the cinema was at 6pm. I'd walk down the main streets at 7pm and there wouldn't be a soul around.

Snacker · 12-10-2011 9:10pm

I've never made a thread get this big before

Where to watch the Wales game... aviva?

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