US based City fans

[xthelegendx]

I was just wondering if anyone had any info on the match V pompey saturday being on TV?
Last time i was over in September i managed to watch a lot of cities games on Setanta and FSE(i think its called that)
Also i'm going to be there until April so if you have info (links to schedules?) on any games during these times that would be great!

cheers

 

[BostonBlue]

The Pompey match is on Setanta at 9:15PM Eastern time according to my guide. So not live. But at least it's on, only problem is that you'll have to avoid Bluemoon all day. Setanta and FSC are the channels, but I would check the TV listings the week before any match as they can update and change throughout the season.

<a class="postlink" href="http://www.setanta.com/us/TV-Listings/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.setanta.com/us/TV-Listings/</a>

<a class="postlink" href="http://msn.foxsports.com/foxsoccer/fsctv/printableschedules" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://msn.foxsports.com/foxsoccer/fsct ... eschedules</a>

 

[blue jim]

dunno how anyone from a country so far away can support this shower of shite :) fair play

 

[BostonBlue]

dunno how anyone from a country so far away can support this shower of shite :) fair play

LOL, your the lucky ones. You can watch them in the flesh!

 

[Big Svender]

Saturday's match is also on Setanta Xtra LIVE at 10 am Eastern. This feed is available only on DirecTV or on the second channel of the Setanta Broadband service.

Also, the Setanta listings can be found here:

<a class="postlink" href="http://www.setanta.com/us/TV-Listings/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.setanta.com/us/TV-Listings/</a>
They only go about a week or two out.
So far no sign of the first leg of the upcoming UEFA cup matches, which would likely air here.

The Fox Soccer Channel games can be found here:
<a class="postlink" href="http://msn.foxsports.com/foxsoccer/premierleague/onfsc" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://msn.foxsports.com/foxsoccer/premierleague/onfsc</a>
These go out about a month or two -- so thru March at this time. (April/May match times have not been set, so Setanta and FSC have not made their choices on which Saturday 10 ET/3 GMT matches they will broadcast)

Not too many City matches listed on FSC, so best guess is that West Ham (3/1), Chelsea (3/15) and Sunderland will all be on Setanta. Chelsea, definitely, as it is in a timeslot (early Sunday) that Setanta always broadcasts.

 

[Brucie Bonus]

dunno how anyone from a country so far away can support this shower of shite :) fair play

People move...don't they? The OP says, "US-based" not American. Can't say I've ever seen "City's" rendered "Cities" :-( though.

Setanta is Direct-TV channel 621.
FSC (Fox Soccer Channel) is Direct-TV channel 619.

You need a Direct-TV satelite dish (or DISH Network I suppose), unless your local cable provider offers Setanta and Fox. You can subscribe to Setanta and Fox ONLY SO LONG as you buy Direct-TV's CHOICE PLUS package, i.e. one of their upper-end options. Setanta is available as a stand-alone add-on, FSC comes as part of a larger sports package you can add. Setanta is $12.99 a month (I think: I haven't looked at the bill for some time), the sports package that includes FSC is $14.99 per month. If you are living in an apartment there is 0.0% chance they're going to let you put up a dish. Additionally, Direct is not going to take your business if you tell them you want them to give you a dish and all that just for a few months before you go back to Blighty, I think they want a minimum one year contract, and to secure that they'll want your credit card...

It's possible your local cable provider offers Setanta or FSC, but, like Direct-TV (or Dish Network), you have to buy more than their base package before they'll let you add them, and you still have to buy a minimum one-years contract and all that.

If I were you I'd invest in a quality laptop and high-speed internet connection and just watch out for links on here. If you are only going to be here 8 weeks it's not worth the throw-away cost or trouble imo.

 

[MCFCinUSA]

A lot depends on which time zone you're going to be in.

Although FSC (Fox Soccer Channel) will have matches on their EST stations, the same are not always shown on CST or PST ones - especially when it comes to earlier kick-offs. I've written to complain about this, as they obviously don't appreciate that 'soccer' fans will watch their teams play at any time of the day or night as long as it's live. It really pissess me off that if I'm in Atlanta I can see our earlier matches, but if I'm in Chicago then I'm screwed because of CST.

As for Setanta, I'm not sure whether you're looking for it on a residential or a commercial television set (like in a pub) and I don't know how available Setanta is to private television sets in the USA. I know you can get an online subscription from them, but I have not personally used this in ages. The Setanta online pub locator database is crap, and needs updating as it's almost always full of errors.

The feeds on here (if you've got computer access) and also on FSI Streaming are always fairly decent, so I'd make contingency plans along these lines if you do not have a local Setanta pub, or a residential cable/dish service in the right time zone for FSC (if you have Setanta on it you're in better shape, but may have to pay $25 for a PPV programme on some networks).

 

[angus44]

FSC is the best bet for cable. They have a lot of games. I've watched every other game on a live stream thanks to all the kind folks on bluemoon providing links. The early games are tough. Getting up at 4:30 AM to log on. Girlfriend thinks I'm crazy. It's all good fun. CTID

 

[yankblue]

I just checked FSC, and the Pompey game isn't on. The Liverpool one is though if that helps?

I don't have Setanta, so I'm sorry I don't know if it's on there.

Guess I'm hitting up footy doctor this weekend!

 

[Hollywood Blue]

I just checked FSC, and the Pompey game isn't on. The Liverpool one is though if that helps?

I don't have Setanta, so I'm sorry I don't know if it's on there.

Guess I'm hitting up footy doctor this weekend!

I'm sure somebody will post links to the Pompey match this weekend.