richardt1808

No idea about Cycling but for your 2000b a month you get exactly zero Rugby Union coverage.....pretty good eh?

Actually Rugby Union coverage is complicated and its not entirely the fault of True Visions.

There was a time when Star Sport carried all the rugby which of course meant that it was available on True. Then the rugby gods negotiated alternative TV rights deals meaning rugby was carved up amongst a bunch of players excluding ESPN Star but including Australia Network which, for some reason known only to themselves, True has never carried despite that fact that it is free to them compliments of the Australian government. Also for some explicable reason the 6 nations went to Setanta, a mob who are well known for going broke leaving thousands of paying subscribers without the coverage they paid for.

Anyway, cut to present day and as of the end of this year Setanta owns the rights to everything from 2011, 6 nations, tri nations, super15, Magners, Currie Cup, Air NZ...everything. Hate to say it but I'm guessing the World Cup belongs to this deal as well.

Setanta claims to be launching a sports channel into Asia with all this rugby that it will sell on to the local cable companies. They will also have an internet subscription service that you will be able to purchase. Chances of True purchasing this channel? What do you think?

Gets even more complicated as I cannot see Astro from Malaysia getting it either and up until now, with the African satellite gone, Astro has been the backdoor method of getting some of this content into Thailand for the pubs.

I hope not but at this point we are looking seriously screwed from next year unless you like the idea of watching big games on your computer at home......

I fail to see how this is a problem.

Many bars do not let them in either, because we don't want to drink with them.

I said to a bargirl once, 'Why do you keep the blacks out?' and she said 'Because if Farang see African man, he not come in'.
I said 'Yep, you're right'.

All they do is try and sell me cocaine, and try to 'look after me' on Sukhumvit. It gets quite tiring.

473geo, on 2010-09-25 20:10:18, said:

No. Reds please.

It's been over 5 minutes and not even one red. What are you, a bunch of slackers?

BTW, sadly I am starting this grand contest well into the green zone. That means those with neutral or red zone reps have a big head start over me.

However, I remain confident I can still be the first to cross the pioneering 1000 red mark line. Do you dare take up the challenge?

BTW, there is a strategy for this red mark game. For example, there are now some users heavily in the red. If you are in the contest to be the 1000 red mark SATAN member, you will want to use your GREENS to cut down their reds and bring those challengers closer or into the green zone. Fun game huh?

Get it? GREEN is the NEW RED. Let the game begin!

I hereby enter myself in a contest of my own imagination.
Who will be the very first member to get to the exalted level of 1000 red reputation marks!?!
Of course, I am betting on myself, but other worthy challengers are most welcome to join in the race.
To make this prize, you will need as many "friends" ironic and otherwise to give you as many of their TWO allotted daily reds as possible.
This is a MUCH MORE DIFFICULT challenge than getting 1000 greens. That's for pussies.
People are allotted the power to give many, many greens everyday. But only a mere TWO reds.
So this is really a grand challenge.

I also do wonder what the reputation text will read at the 1000 red mark.
I am hoping to be the first to get there, and if it is configurable as I suspect it is, I suggest SATAN.