The boys are coming to old London Town....

dillo_09 · Joined: 15 Apr 2001 Location: Whittington

London Dave and Haiku Bob will be a couple of happy boys today!!

The Pies are London Bound!!

Coll V Freo, October 11, AMP Oval

http://afl.com.au/default.asp?pg=news&spg=display&articleid=112761

Have a great day guys!!!

London Dave · Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2003 12:39 am

Seems like its finally comfirmed...anyone over this hemisphere check out

http://www.magpies.net/nick/bb/viewtopic.php?t=12056

where we will try to organise something...

Missed the last time we were here v Wet Toast, was off chasing camels in Arabia for personal renewal purposes.....I recall we got done by 3 goals though....hopefully we'll go a bit better this time round!

Voice of Reason · Joined: 02 Jul 2003

Hey London Dave. I've just arrived in London for a year or so and wanting to know if there is anywhere to watch the footy. Haven't had any luck finding places yet. Can you give me any hints. Missing the Pies already.

London Dave · Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2003 1:05 am

In a word, nowhere.

Sky have a 2 hr pacakege consisting of most of 1 game (90mins or so) and 30 min of highlights of rest of game, shown one week later. I'ts repeated a couple of times during the week on the various Sky Sports channels

Channel 5 do a 1 hr highlights show on the Thursday morning (4.30 to 5 am ish, depending upon how long baseball telecast goes) following the round, so is the 'first' football to make it.

Several pubs, such as Walkabout and other antipodean bars show replays of matches, you'd need to call em to find out.

usually a few of us in nicks chat room for the matches, and there is a London Supporters group, who usually meet last weekend of a month, though I havent made it for a while, as it's cricket season/my missus drags me off to the continent to try to ram a bit of kulture down me throat!

Depending upon where you are living, I may be of more help!
email me dave@magpies.net if ya wanna meet up with the LSG.

LondonPIE · Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2003 5:14 am

Hey Voice of Reason welcome to LONDON!!!!!
Take it you will be with us on the 11th of Oct then?????

haiku bob · Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2003 9:39 am

Ferry booked
Toothbrush packed
And if the boys happen to win a certain piece of silverware...I'll drink out of that.

H (fill her up) B

creedymagpie · Joined: 16 Nov 2002 Location: Berwick

Im spewing!!!

I was in the Uk in October last year and had the choice to go to see Essendon and someone, why couldnt we play there last year?

oh well thats life!

LondonPIE · Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2003 5:50 pm

Good to here you are coming over HB... It will be another session like last September (except not an all nighter me thinks!!)

Voice of Reason · Joined: 02 Jul 2003

Thanks for the info London Dave and for the welcome London Pie. It is nice to be here. Missing the footy a bit but going okay. Really looking forward to the Collingwood vs Freo game at the Oval. Should be fun.

annewilo · Joined: 22 Mar 2003 Location: Victoria Park

Dear Voice of reason

I have sent you a message and hope to see you at one of our events. We will be arranging something for the big game and look forward to seeing you there.

Please also feel free to visit our own site here in Nicks under London Supporters Club where you will see all our latest info.

Yours

SIB4897 · Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2003 9:52 am

Hoping to make the trip to the big smoke from up here in sunny Manchester. However, my first priority is to see the Mighty Pies win the Premiership in 2003 at the MCG, madly saving the pennies for the trip over.