Bars To Watch World Cup?

[mamborobert]

Ye, I'm up for that.... Tuskers seem to be on the ball, so to speak. Chaz, the owner is on about having sports quiz etc... in-between matches.

Never watched a match in half moon, although heard bad reports about the staff there!

top bloke that Chaz!! (hes really a rugby supporter)

Rugby? isn't that that minority sport with a funny shaped ball? haha

No, thats Aussie Rules....a very small world cup competition, only surpassed by the US Baseball "World Series"

After Football, Rugby is probably my favourite international support, union of course (I was too good looking for league).

[StevieH]

Ye, I'm up for that.... Tuskers seem to be on the ball, so to speak. Chaz, the owner is on about having sports quiz etc... in-between matches.

think it sounds like a really decent idea that. nice upstairs seating area with plasma screen in tuskers for the 1.30am matches too.

[hangusthemonkey]

Just been in to Samui UBC office to sort out HD for world cup and all 3 members of staff told me that there is no english commentary on the HD channel !! Thankfully most bars here on Samui have Astro so we should still have fun .... Good Luck at Tuskers x

[bangkok blue]

Can see a lot of HD boxes being dumped outside various TRUE offices then if this is the case!

[heazille]

Englands first match will be a 2am kick off here in Chiang Mai.

My question is are the bars/pubs whatever allowed to be open by law?

Iain

My Wife's Restuarant will be showing all the matches via True HD on her new 50" tv screen.

Not sure about giving the location what with "sponsors" etc but it is inside the city moat.

Hopefully the e mail link is ok , then anyone can e mail for more information

Joy

Cheers

Richard & Joy

[heazille]

hope they sort out this curfew thingy before the WC, or no one will be happy

No Problem with curfew at all!

Just be in before 11 and we only let you out after 4am

Cheers

Richard

[Ned]

For those who'll be angry if True HD coverage of the WC comes without English and who demand their deposit be returned :

I heard that True don't refund deposits anymore. Instead they give you a "Pink Credit Memo" used to buy other True services instead. Has anyone else heard this?

[DavidOxon]

Englands first match will be a 2am kick off here in Chiang Mai.

My question is are the bars/pubs whatever allowed to be open by law?

Iain

My Wife's Restuarant will be showing all the matches via True HD on her new 50" tv screen.

Not sure about giving the location what with "sponsors" etc but it is inside the city moat.

Hopefully the e mail link is ok , then anyone can e mail for more information

Joy

Cheers

Richard & Joy

Are you the guy with a bar down past the Chinese medicine place (over the moat, straight on from Loi Kroh

then left at the Chinese medicine place (we chatted last week)?

David

[uptheos]

Just been in to Samui UBC office to sort out HD for world cup and all 3 members of staff told me that there is no english commentary on the HD channel !! Thankfully most bars here on Samui have Astro so we should still have fun .... Good Luck at Tuskers x

UBC are quite clear...they have not purchased the commentary only the picture.

It's fun listening to "10 passes to 5, who passes to 11 who shoots...ooh hoo", all the game.

[AndersSN]

Make sure you tell the staff though - I walked past last night and mentioned the half price drinks if I wear my shirt and they didn't seem to understand or know

probably only applies to WC games

btw you football fans consider yourselves lucky you get to see football, us rugby fans are left in the dark with no signals from DSTV. Well there was no signal for the S14 semi finals last night

yeeees I know that... I just asked when the WC starts and I wear my shirt (which I now have - horray!) are they offering half-price drinks and they all looked at me as if I were pee baa (which I may be but that's a different story).

Be nice if we all met at ONE bar and had a crowd of us?

Yup my bad, haven't told the bartender about the half priced drinks yet.

Didn't think anyone was going to ask about it before the actual WC. But I'll be in the bar to make sure myself when the WC starts, I'm going to watch all the games anyway.

But it is on, and we will be open for the 1.30 kick off games as well, have done that before without any problems from the bib.

[Chicog]

I'm not paying 2000 Baht + just to hear someone saying "oh ho" every 10 seconds.

That's Jimmy Tarbuck f**ked then

[darhump]

Right so the defos are.....

Tuskers

Dragonfly

Half Moon

Have I missed any other defos?

The ones I think will have it and in English are....

Chiangmai Saloon? Olde Bell? Number 1? John's place? The Wall? U.N Irish? Queen Vic? The sports bar at the Night Bazaar?

I'll try and check some of these establishments this coming week, would have done tmrw for Champs lge final, but obv unable due to curfew.

Would love to watch some matches round JJ, but doubt any English commentary there.

Please post and more defos that any of you may know.

Cheers

Maple Leaf Bar, Loi Kroh. All matches in HD on the 50 inch screen, Audio?

[Donnyboy]

Right so the defos are.....

Tuskers

Dragonfly

Half Moon

Have I missed any other defos?

The ones I think will have it and in English are....

Chiangmai Saloon? Olde Bell? Number 1? John's place? The Wall? U.N Irish? Queen Vic? The sports bar at the Night Bazaar?

I'll try and check some of these establishments this coming week, would have done tmrw for Champs lge final, but obv unable due to curfew.

Would love to watch some matches round JJ, but doubt any English commentary there.

Please post and more defos that any of you may know.

Cheers

Maple Leaf Bar, Loi Kroh. All matches in HD on the 50 inch screen, Audio?

are you guys sure it will be english commentary with yr defo list?

nevermind, if it turns to custard, you can all drink more and chant "ooh hoo" together

[Chicog]

It would seem Phuket has doubts about the English feed as well:

Phuket bars to open late for soccer World Cup (Courtesy: Phuket Gazette):

PHUKET: Soccer fans will be pleased to hear that bars in Phuket will be allowed to stay open late to show South Africa 2010 World Cup matches, although alcohol sales regulations will still apply.

"Bars can show the soccer matches late, but they still have to follow the law limiting the hours when alcohol can be sold," said Phuket Provincial Police Commander Pekad Tantipong.

Bars can serve alcohol until midnight unless they have permission to do so until 1am from both the local District Office and the Interior Ministry's Department of Provincial Administration (DOPA).

Certain venues inside entertainment zones that applied for permission before 2004 are still allowed to sell alcohol until 2am, a DOPA officer told the Gazette.

The first 2010 World Cup match will kick off on Friday, June 11 at 9pm local time, when hosts South Africa face Mexico.

Kick-off times will range from 6:30pm to 1:30am local time, meaning bars will need to stay open until around 3:30am to show the later matches.

The tournament will be broadcast on True Visions and Thai TV channels 3, 7, 9 and 11.

Those seeking English-language coverage of the matches on local cable might be disappointed, as customer service representatives at two local cable TV providers said they would only be carrying Thai-language feeds from free-to-air channels.

This quote from another thread on the same subject (see below) may be of interest:

Channel 3 dont have dual commentary but they will have English commentary on Easy FM 105.5

Edited May 25, 2010 by Chicog

[Donnyboy]

It would seem Phuket has doubts about the English feed as well:

Those seeking English-language coverage of the matches on local cable might be disappointed, as customer service representatives at two local cable TV providers said they would only be carrying Thai-language feeds from free-to-air channels.

ooh hoo- ooh noo

[gotlost]

It would seem Phuket has doubts about the English feed as well:

Those seeking English-language coverage of the matches on local cable might be disappointed, as customer service representatives at two local cable TV providers said they would only be carrying Thai-language feeds from free-to-air channels.

ooh hoo- ooh noo

OOOOH YEEEEES

[Donnyboy]

It would seem Phuket has doubts about the English feed as well:

Those seeking English-language coverage of the matches on local cable might be disappointed, as customer service representatives at two local cable TV providers said they would only be carrying Thai-language feeds from free-to-air channels.

ooh hoo- ooh noo

OOOOH YEEEEES

youre watching football not a porno

[AndersSN]

It would seem Phuket has doubts about the English feed as well:

Those seeking English-language coverage of the matches on local cable might be disappointed, as customer service representatives at two local cable TV providers said they would only be carrying Thai-language feeds from free-to-air channels.

ooh hoo- ooh noo

OOOOH YEEEEES

youre watching football not a porno

WC this year is going to be much better watching anyway

[twofortheroad]

 Has anybody here ever been to watch a game live? If you haven't, expect to be dissapointed, because there's no commentary or action replay. You have to figure it all out by yourself. So long as I can hear the whistle and the roar of the crowd I'm alright. I don't need anyone to tell me what I have just seen - I know it was a goal. Espescially the S.American commentators, who are employed purely on the basis of how long they can hold the word "Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooal", without taking a breath. 20 seconds plus? The jobs yours. 

Edited May 25, 2010 by twofortheroad

[thaimiller]

 Has anybody here ever been to watch a game live? If you haven't, expect to be dissapointed, because there's no commentary or action replay. You have to figure it all out by yourself. So long as I can hear the whistle and the roar of the crowd I'm alright. I don't need anyone to tell me what I have just seen - I know it was a goal. Espescially the S.American commentators, who are employed purely on the basis of how long they can hold the word "Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooal", without taking a breath. 20 seconds plus? The jobs yours. 

Does 2 world cups and 3 euro championships watching England, 19 years home games and 7 years home and away watching Rotherham in the lower leagues class me as "been to watch a game live"?

Also the last game I saw live not in Thailand was Real Madrid Vs Valencia in Madrid. But I would still like commentry if im watching it on a the tele. I think we are out of luck this year by all accounts, but lets not be biased against those who like the game but don't watch it in the stadiums around the world.

[twofortheroad]

Does 2 world cups and 3 euro championships watching England, 19 years home games and 7 years home and away watching Rotherham in the lower leagues class me as "been to watch a game live"?

Also the last game I saw live not in Thailand was Real Madrid Vs Valencia in Madrid. But I would still like commentry if im watching it on a the tele. I think we are out of luck this year by all accounts, but lets not be biased against those who like the game but don't watch it in the stadiums around the world.

The International games count, but I'm not sure about Rotherham. Very impressive all the same.

I don't particularly notice the commentary, unless they're being overly annoying. But some people here give the impression that it's a major issue. If the commentary is available and you enjoy it , that's great, but with or without the commentary it should still be a great spectacle. I find the Thai commentators entertaining rather than annoying. I used to watch football on Saudi TV. Their commentary skills were basically repeating the names of the players as quickly as possible after the English commentator had just spoken them and as already mentioned, stringing the word gooooooooal out for as long as possible. They were so bad they were good. 

[uptheos]

It would seem Phuket has doubts about the English feed as well:

Those seeking English-language coverage of the matches on local cable might be disappointed, as customer service representatives at two local cable TV providers said they would only be carrying Thai-language feeds from free-to-air channels.

ooh hoo- ooh noo

In post #41 - I pasted a copy of an email sent to me by True Visions regarding English commentary.

Here is the first part again, for those who might still be confused.

Dear Khun (Me)

Please allow us to inform you that The World cup matches have been secured the sole right by TV Pool (Thai TV) here in Thailand not TrueVisions. You will be able to watch it on Thai Free TV.

However, we also regret to inform you that TV Pool has bought only a picture license and not included the original commentary. This means, the commentators will be Thai (only).

TrueVisions has bought a license from TV Pool; there will be only Thai commentators as well.

So, you can certainly watch it in HD but NO English commentary.

Just find the best bar, with the best TV, the best people and have fun!

[bangkok blue]

Does beg the questions as to why (as included in an earlier post and pm'd to other members on this forum) I have an e-mail from a True representative, highlighting can change commentary to English!

I suggest anyone who has purchased this withholds the next 2mths subscription and search around like hel_l for an alternative in time for the new footy season! Whether some how we can organise an Astro feed up here or somehow pick up the signal from ESPN in China/Bhurma/Cambodia/India!

This will be the final straw for me if I've been lied to by TURD visions!

[AndersSN]

Does beg the questions as to why (as included in an earlier post and pm'd to other members on this forum) I have an e-mail from a True representative, highlighting can change commentary to English!

I suggest anyone who has purchased this withholds the next 2mths subscription and search around like hel_l for an alternative in time for the new footy season! Whether some how we can organise an Astro feed up here or somehow pick up the signal from ESPN in China/Bhurma/Cambodia/India!

This will be the final straw for me if I've been lied to by TURD visions!

The new footy season?

As I understand these posts this is only about the WC, nothing has been said about next years premier league, and since True holds the rights for this there is no reason to assume that that will be without English commentary as well. The French Open is on now, on TS 4 and HD and just like last year you get dual commentary.

[Ned]

No English commentary only applies to the WC......The next EPL seaon will be the same setup as the last.

[HansBlinkers]

Right so the defos are.....

Tuskers

Dragonfly

Half Moon

Have I missed any other defos?

The ones I think will have it and in English are....

Chiangmai Saloon? Olde Bell? Number 1? John's place? The Wall? U.N Irish? Queen Vic? The sports bar at the Night Bazaar?

I'll try and check some of these establishments this coming week, would have done tmrw for Champs lge final, but obv unable due to curfew.

Would love to watch some matches round JJ, but doubt any English commentary there.

Please post and more defos that any of you may know.

Cheers

Maple Leaf Bar, Loi Kroh. All matches in HD on the 50 inch screen, Audio?

The Maple Leaf , eh? What's the story with the women there? Is it a special massage you get there?

[Donnyboy]

Right so the defos are.....

Tuskers

Dragonfly

Half Moon

Have I missed any other defos?

The ones I think will have it and in English are....

Chiangmai Saloon? Olde Bell? Number 1? John's place? The Wall? U.N Irish? Queen Vic? The sports bar at the Night Bazaar?

I'll try and check some of these establishments this coming week, would have done tmrw for Champs lge final, but obv unable due to curfew.

Would love to watch some matches round JJ, but doubt any English commentary there.

Please post and more defos that any of you may know.

Cheers

Maple Leaf Bar, Loi Kroh. All matches in HD on the 50 inch screen, Audio?

The Maple Leaf , eh? What's the story with the women there? Is it a special massage you get there?

most bars that show football have guys watching football.

Football is game where the object of the game is to kick a round ball into the opposition goal. When a goal is scored, the players from the team that have just scored proceed to hug and kiss each other....

Now, with that in mind, do you think you will get such a massage at a bar showing football?

[gotlost]

Right so the defos are.....

Tuskers

Dragonfly

Half Moon

Have I missed any other defos?

The ones I think will have it and in English are....

Chiangmai Saloon? Olde Bell? Number 1? John's place? The Wall? U.N Irish? Queen Vic? The sports bar at the Night Bazaar?

I'll try and check some of these establishments this coming week, would have done tmrw for Champs lge final, but obv unable due to curfew.

Would love to watch some matches round JJ, but doubt any English commentary there.

Please post and more defos that any of you may know.

Cheers

Maple Leaf Bar, Loi Kroh. All matches in HD on the 50 inch screen, Audio?

The Maple Leaf , eh? What's the story with the women there? Is it a special massage you get there?

Soap not included.

[twofortheroad]

The new footy season?

As I understand these posts this is only about the WC, nothing has been said about next years premier league, and since True holds the rights for this there is no reason to assume that that will be without English commentary as well. The French Open is on now, on TS 4 and HD and just like last year you get dual commentary.

True purchased the sole rights for Premier League in Thailand and has always had dual commentary. There is no reason why that should change. The world cup rights was purchased by Thai Tv Pool and since the last 2 world cups didn't have English commentary then that is also unchanged. Edited May 26, 2010 by twofortheroad

[StevieH]

far as i know most countries around the world are required by fifa to show the world cup on terrestrially-available tv, i.e. a channel that nobody is excluded from watching. the language factor isn't part of that remit, that's the choice of individual commercial channels as to whether it's worth their financial while stumping up for the english commentary package. in the case of how much ROI from ad and subscription revenues true would see this world cup, perhaps it just isn't worth it.