Listen from a distance, or suffer in silence?

Green Rhino · Apr 24, 2015

I am away from Blighty for a while and absolutely hate listening to the radio commentaries. Nothing to do with Sparksy or anyone else, I just can't take the tension!

So, tomorrow during match time I have two hours of silent suffering.

How do other distant Pilgrims deal with this horror?

SWTT · Apr 24, 2015

I really enjoy most of the commentaries, depending on who's on it of course. I make sure I have nothing to do while the game is on, as there's absolutely no chance of achieving any kind of multi-tasking. My nails take a battering and my carpet is worn from pacing up and down the room during the last 10 minutes in hope that we might achieve a result from nothing - but its all part of the fun of it for an exile.

As part of a superstitious routine, I suppose, I start match days with a cup of tea from my Argyle mug, I have a cup of tea from the same mug during each half also when I'm not attending. After the match I usually have plenty of work to get on with, so most of the time I sit around for about 4 hours sulking, naturally. If we win I celebrate with a KFC, if we lose I commiserate with a KFC, if we draw...

L G · Apr 24, 2015

I gave up listening to the away games after the York match this season.
Too much torture.

katkin · Apr 24, 2015

Quite often go walking and listen. Do get very tense though!,

IJN · Apr 24, 2015

LG":3fokpxr6 said:
I gave up listening to the away games after the York match this season.
Too much torture.

Take it from me, it was far, far worse watching it.

:facepalm:

CarolinaGreen · Apr 24, 2015

Me and and Bournemouth fan are heading out to play tennis and pretend nothing's happening.. He's hoping to avoid the playoffs after the entire season in the auto's... :think:

L G · Apr 24, 2015

IJN":1i37e5z9 said:
LG":1i37e5z9 said:

I gave up listening to the away games after the York match this season.
Too much torture.

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Take it from me, it was far, far worse watching it.

:facepalm:

I can only imagine the horror Ian
How many times did they almost score from one of our corners?

IJN · Apr 24, 2015

Ten men for most of the game and they were coming in waves towards the end of the game.

I thought, until that game, we would easily be in the top three, but that day, it showed we had a very soft underbelly.

I simply don't understand what makes our team tick, or in fact, not tick.

Let's hope they prove me so wrong tomorrow.

Ade the green · Apr 24, 2015

Have to work tomorrow so either I'll finish at 3 or still be at work.

Either way, radio, PASOTI and BBC sport on the IPad flicking through both normally but as tomorrow is fairly cut and dried I'll probably stick to radio and PASOTI.

John Eldridge · Apr 24, 2015

I'll listen...... And probably go through the normal procedure of having too many beers and getting very annoying to all. IF we draw or lose I'll be a nightmare.

COYG :scarf:

TinTin · Apr 25, 2015

As usual, the same routine.

Go into downtown Chengdu, meet up with a few people and sink a few beers, have a meal and a game or two of pool.

The Brits v The Yanks or The Brits v The Rest of Europe is the big event :facepalm:

Leave there to get the last Metro subway train home - I live out in the suburbs - get home by trike taxi - and TRY and connect to Argyle Player AND keep a good link with Sir Gordon Sparks and Lord Chris Errington at about 2200 hours here [+7 hours].

It CAN be very irritating when the connection is poor but I have my 88442 texting service which will tell me the score and scorer BEFORE the commentary - in fact, some time ahead of it !!

So why bother with the commentary ?

Good question as I have no idea except it is "part of the agony of being an Argyle fan" !!

Good luck to EVERYONE in green and white today - have a safe journey, be positive throughout and will them over THAT line.

That is YOUR mission peeps.

Keep the Faith :scarf:

Andy S · Apr 25, 2015

I sleep!! It's 4am on a Sunday morning and I'm up for work at 7. :yawn: :lol:

SWTT · Apr 25, 2015

Well that was exhausting! Especially when Sparksy shouted "EQUALISER FOR TRANMERE" when they scored to make it 3-2, he got a bit ahead of himself :lol:

Green Rhino · Apr 25, 2015

My broadband wasn't broad enough for Sparksy so I had the Beeb text updates and the PASOTI chat, interspersed with walks around the block.

That match lasted two weeks.

Well done boys!

TinTin · Apr 25, 2015

I lost Sparksy just after 3-1.

Regained it with a 3-2 FT result !!

That does NOT help my case as an Argyle fan !!

But that looks like we have cracked it ?

Well done everyone !!

Bed time - good night

Keep the Faith :scarf:

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