JumboTrudgeon Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 Australia play Bahrain in Bahrain on Wednesday in a World Cup qualifier. According to Australian TV guides, the match will commence at 2.00 am Thursday morning Sydney time. This equates to 10.00 pm Wednesday night Bangkok time. The ESPN Asia website and programme guide says that they will be screening the match live in Thailand, kicking-off at 11.00 pm Bangkok time. Why this hours discrepancy? Does anyone know if ESPN purport to show games live, when in fact they show a delayed telecast? I want to see the game live. Another option I have is to go to The Office pub off Sukhumvit, because they have access to Australian telly channels. However, I would rather watch the match live on ESPN closer to home, if in fact ESPN are showing it live! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QED Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 Just looked on the BBC website, and they say the game is OFF - don't know why. Normally if it is not live they will tell you it's delayed, don't know about this one, maybe a mistake in their schedules, but it doesn't really matter if the games off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JumboTrudgeon Posted November 18, 2008 Author Share Posted November 18, 2008 QED Nothing on the Football Federation Australia website, or other Australian sites. Why would the match be 'off'? I can't find anything on the BBC site. Maybe ESPN have made a boo-boo on their schedules. I suppose I should just turn up at the pub for a 10.00 pm kick-off. I am still suspicious that perhaps ESPN advertise matches as being shown 'live' when in fact they are not! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkkjames Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 Just looked on the BBC website, and they say the game is OFF - don't know why.Normally if it is not live they will tell you it's delayed, don't know about this one, maybe a mistake in their schedules, but it doesn't really matter if the games off well the bbc better tell australia cause of 12 mins ago, the game is on... http://sportal.com.au/football-news-displa...pulls-out-60667 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fred2007 Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 I just checked on the SBS website and the game is definately on Thursday morning AEST Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chavy Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 These qualifiers are usually shown on StarSports, if I'm not mistaken ?? Anyway, I've never heard of an hours delay but, when showing 'live' prem. games they are usually a little behind when checking the same game on Thai TV chan 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QED Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 (edited) Sorry guys, I just looked at the BBC to see the real KO time, and it says it's off, but I can find no further info. The times are UK, so it would be 10pm. Unusual for the BBC to get it wrong, but I hope for the OP's sake that they did this time. I see Peru v Paraguay is off as well. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/i...res/default.stm Wednesday, 19 November 2008FIFA World Cup European QualifyingSan Marino v Czech Republic, Gp 3, 19:30International MatchAustria v Turkey, 19:30Azerbaijan v Albania, 16:00 Bahrain OFF Australia, 15:00 Brazil v PortugalColombia v NigeriaCyprus v Belarus, 17:00Denmark v Wales, 19:15Egypt v Benin, 17:00France v Uruguay, 20:00Germany v England, 19:45Greece v Italy, 19:30Holland v Sweden, 19:45Israel v Ivory Coast, 17:00Luxembourg v Belgium, 19:30Malta v Iceland, 13:30Moldova v Lithuania, 16:00Montenegro v FYR Macedonia, 16:30Morocco v Zambia, 19:00Northern Ireland v Hungary, 19:45Peru OFF ParaguayRep of Ireland v Poland, 20:00Romania v Georgia, 18:30Scotland v Argentina, 20:00Serbia v Bulgaria, 16:30Slovakia v Liechtenstein, 16:30Slovenia v Bosnia-Herzegovina, 19:15South Africa v Cameroon, 18:30Spain v Chile, 21:00Switzerland v Finland, 19:30Ukraine v Norway, 18:00 Edited November 18, 2008 by QED Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkkjames Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 Sorry guys, I just looked at the BBC to see the real KO time, and it says it's off, but I can find no further info. The times are UK, so it would be 10pm. Unusual for the BBC to get it wrong, but I hope for the OP's sake that they did this time. I see Peru v Paraguay is off as well. Typical of the Brits to try and sabotage anything Australian. Unusual for the BBC to get something wrong you say? Just today they were still calling Stevie Gerrard vice captain of the English team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delboy Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 (edited) I don't know whether the match is on or off but all times shown on the ESPN schedule are Hong Kong times irrespective of what country you choose. The match is on the schedule for 11pm Hong Kong Time, which is 10pm Bangkok time. So if it is played it should be live on ESPN. Edited November 18, 2008 by delboy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbojangles Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 I don't know whether the match is on or off but all times shown on the ESPN schedule are Hong Kong times irrespective of what country you choose. The match is on the schedule for 11pm Hong Kong Time, which is 10pm Bangkok time. So if it is played it should be live on ESPN. Your quite right Delboy. It is something i always have to try and remember here in Saudi. We get mainly Showsports and Supersports. One is Dubai based and the other is South African. It's a <deleted> nightmare trying to remember the actual time of a match when you've had a Shandy or two Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QED Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 I don't know whether the match is on or off but all times shown on the ESPN schedule are Hong Kong times irrespective of what country you choose. The match is on the schedule for 11pm Hong Kong Time, which is 10pm Bangkok time. So if it is played it should be live on ESPN. Yes you are right, just checked in the book, which does show Thai times, and the coverage starts at 9.55 pm. As for the BBC, they have had enough money off me over the years so should be able to get it right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JumboTrudgeon Posted November 18, 2008 Author Share Posted November 18, 2008 Delboy and QED, Thanks for clearing that up. 10.00 pm it is, which is 2.00 am in Sydney, which is 6.00 pm in Bahrain! Not sure why the ESPN StarSports website lists programs in HK time, when you have to put in which region you are viewing. Logically, if you select Thailand you would think you would get the start time in Thai time! Anyway, I will be watching, and hopefully Australia score a bagful! (Although we do have some injury concerns). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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