Aston_Villan4 Posted July 21, 2023 Share Posted July 21, 2023 19 hours ago, Marka Ragnos said: Any VTers going to be in Philly? I see @USA_Villa. The section designated for Villa supporters is sold out. I'm going to be right next to it. Good seats! Eighth row! I shall be there. No clue where the seats are as my fiancé was the one to purchase them. Hopefully not in the Newcastle section 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marka Ragnos Posted July 21, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted July 21, 2023 4 minutes ago, Aston_Villan4 said: I shall be there. No clue where the seats are as my fiancé was the one to purchase them. Hopefully not in the Newcastle section Enjoy! This is terribly exciting. I know it's pre-season, but I have a hunch it's going to be an intense match. And I tell you, if there's one place in the USA where there could be supporter tension, you know it's Philly. Where I live, we call it the city of brotherly shove. 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aston_Villan4 Posted July 21, 2023 Share Posted July 21, 2023 3 hours ago, Marka Ragnos said: Enjoy! This is terribly exciting. I know it's pre-season, but I have a hunch it's going to be an intense match. And I tell you, if there's one place in the USA where there could be supporter tension, you know it's Philly. Where I live, we call it the city of brotherly shove. I have the same feeling. I can see it getting a bit scrappy which should provide some good entertainment, assuming no one gets hurt. Do we know if there any “activites” set up, pregame bars/meet up areas? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marka Ragnos Posted July 21, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted July 21, 2023 19 minutes ago, Aston_Villan4 said: I have the same feeling. I can see it getting a bit scrappy which should provide some good entertainment, assuming no one gets hurt. Do we know if there any “activites” set up, pregame bars/meet up areas? Not AFAIK. I tend to avoid that sort of thing as I don’t drink, but if I see/hear anything I will post here! Question: Is it weird to bring a Villa scarf in 31 C degrees? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villan-scott Posted July 21, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted July 21, 2023 I must be mad but I’m going to stay up and watch this and regret it Monday no doubt. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted July 21, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted July 21, 2023 On 20/07/2023 at 20:28, Marka Ragnos said: Any VTers going to be in Philly? I see @USA_Villa. The section designated for Villa supporters is sold out. I'm going to be right next to it. Good seats! Eighth row! Why are they advertising to Wile E. Coyote there? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aston_Villan4 Posted July 22, 2023 Share Posted July 22, 2023 4 hours ago, Marka Ragnos said: Not AFAIK. I tend to avoid that sort of thing as I don’t drink, but if I see/hear anything I will post here! Question: Is it weird to bring a Villa scarf in 31 C degrees? Nah I say bring it, as long as you don’t mind the sweating, lol. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaJ100 Posted July 22, 2023 Share Posted July 22, 2023 It's nice this seems to be an officially sanctioned premier league preseason tournament and we've been chosen to represent. With regards to comment about intensity I disagree. The much lauded 'they just need a pre season' isn't a panacea, and definitely isn't playing a load of crap teams in 2nd gear. We've had the easy game run out, now we need to actually start to work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zab6359 Posted July 22, 2023 Share Posted July 22, 2023 On 17/07/2023 at 23:30, Paul33 said: Jeez ...... midnight ?!!!! Jeez……I have to do it every weekend living in Oz, get a grip man!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted July 22, 2023 Moderator Share Posted July 22, 2023 I'm glad they've started to advertise this as the 23rd now - I realise that midnight on Sunday night means the game is played in the early hours of Monday, but I have thought this was happening on Monday night not tomorrow for a while. Anyways, for those who were as confused as me, this starts at midnight on Sunday 23rd and plays in the early hours of Monday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limpid Posted July 22, 2023 Administrator Share Posted July 22, 2023 38 minutes ago, OutByEaster? said: Anyways, for those who were as confused as me, this starts at midnight on Sunday 23rd and plays in the early hours of Monday. Nope. As per the thread title, it starts at 00:00 on Monday. That can't be mistaken by people who bizarrely think that midnight is the end of the day. You'll be trying to suggest that 1am is part of the previous day next, just because you are still in the pub. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted July 22, 2023 Moderator Share Posted July 22, 2023 22 minutes ago, limpid said: Nope. As per the thread title, it starts at 00:00 on Monday. That can't be mistaken by people who bizarrely think that midnight is the end of the day. You'll be trying to suggest that 1am is part of the previous day next, just because you are still in the pub. Well, whilst 00:00 is part of Monday in the convention of the 24 hour clock, midnight is generally associated with the day it ends. Grammatically, midnight is correctly used to describe both the end of one day or the beginning of the next, but it's almost exclusively used to talk about the end of a day. For example, if you were out with friends for a meal and one of you suggested going to a bar afterwards and he said "What time does the bar close?" and you answered "Midnight" you'd be baffled if he said "Ah, that's a shame, I thought it would be open tonight." By normal convention, this game kicks off at midnight on Sunday the 23rd or 00:00 on Monday the 24th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limpid Posted July 22, 2023 Administrator Share Posted July 22, 2023 1 hour ago, OutByEaster? said: For example, if you were out with friends for a meal and one of you suggested going to a bar afterwards and he said "What time does the bar close?" and you answered "Midnight" you'd be baffled if he said "Ah, that's a shame, I thought it would be open tonight." But when I answer "midnight", it's shorthand for "midnight tomorrow" or "when the time is midnight", it doesn't imply "today". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted July 22, 2023 Share Posted July 22, 2023 22 hours ago, Marka Ragnos said: Not AFAIK. I tend to avoid that sort of thing as I don’t drink, but if I see/hear anything I will post here! Question: Is it weird to bring a Villa scarf in 31 C degrees? You could always tie it around your wrist, that's what we did in the 70s. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
il_serpente Posted July 22, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted July 22, 2023 The game should be listed as being on the 23rd because that's the date in the location where it's being played. End of discussion. Translation to local date/time in parentheses. Simples. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villaslash Posted July 22, 2023 Share Posted July 22, 2023 15 minutes ago, il_serpente said: The game should be listed as being on the 23rd because that's the date in the location where it's being played. End of discussion. Translation to local date/time in parentheses. Simples. Good plan. I was having to power up the timeflux capacitor to figure out how to get back to the future for kickoff. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jareth Posted July 23, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted July 23, 2023 So this game is midnight tonight right? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomaszk Posted July 23, 2023 Share Posted July 23, 2023 Man Utd were pretty needlessly aggressive against Arsenal. Losers. I am concerned about Newcastle all the time as Howe's tactics have forever been foul at will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted July 23, 2023 Moderator Share Posted July 23, 2023 1 hour ago, Tomaszk said: Man Utd were pretty needlessly aggressive against Arsenal. Losers. I am concerned about Newcastle all the time as Howe's tactics have forever been foul at will. In fairness, I think that's down to the individuals at United - tactically or managerial I don't think we'll have a problem - I think the team understand these are friendlies, and the clubs do too - you can't stop an arshole arseholing though and I think that's what we got at the Man Utd game. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keener window-cleaner Posted July 23, 2023 Share Posted July 23, 2023 (edited) Yes! For us in Sweden and for ppl who can watch Viaplay they show the game tonight! Happy times! Same with the Fulham game later in the week. edit: sorry now I saw there was another thread for this. Edited July 23, 2023 by Keener window-cleaner 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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