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Friend snapped this in NYC:
Friend snapped this in NYC:
I assume that Woolwich coach has retractable floors to drop passengers onto the tracks at high speed, right?
And bin liners on the seats
The seats are scooped out of one piece of plastic, so they have to figure out a different way to register their protests.
My friend did manage a snap of the inside of the goon car, though:
NBC certainly seem to be making a big effort. Fair play
The major American stations (NBC, CBS, ABC/ESPN) absolutely know how to present and sell sports on TV. They are by far the best in the world at it.
Well, did ABC/ESPN make this kind of splash with the World Cup?
What's interesting is that NBC isn't exactly short on weekend sports programming: they have Notre Dame carryball Saturday afternoons (so just after the PL) and the NFL Sunday nights. And they have plenty of golf/racing during the spring. But maybe they hope the PL will help lead into ND/golf/etc. and maybe take eyeballs away from the Sunday morning carryball shows their competition broadcasts.
Either way, they probably paid a mint for these rights and are eager to make money off it. I doubt they pushed getting the NHL this hard... or did they?
Yes, ABC/ESPN made a huge splash for the World Cup. They had Bono and Djimon Hounsou doing the voiceovers for the advertisement series, for example.
loved the full video, Americans can be funny 
I think that last one is the key point - NBC doesn't have NFL on Sunday afternoon, so they also have no Sunday morning "pre-game" show. CBS, Fox and ESPN basically monopolize all sports viewers in the US starting at 10am on Sunday.
Having the PL gives them live sports on Sunday morning to combat the NFL pre-game studio shows on their competitors.
Is your friend a gooner by any chance? Look at where the post is positioned.Friend snapped this in NYC:
Loved the Steffen Freund embrace - cracking.
Actually credit to the club, showed they were good sports.
Actually credit to the club, showed they were good sports.
Sums up the Bale saga....We don't see the whole picture but are assuming the worst from what we do see.
They really seem to be pushing Spurs hard.Friend snapped this in NYC:
Love it. Crack into that revenue stream in a big way, Levy!
When entering the premier league section of the nbcsports website you're given the option to pick the team you support. We have currently collected 23% of all votes! Followed by woolwhich with 12%, man united with 10%, Liverpool 9%, and Chelsea with 8%. Seems like all the marketing spurs have pushed to get through NBC in the US is paying off!