Inconsiderate BBC! (Footie and Valentines Day)

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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Ah, so here we are again… February 14, St Valentine’s Day.

A time to spend with your special someone. Especially if, like me, it’s the first Valentine’s Day since you’ve been married.

All is set: wine, candles, soft music, homecooked meal.

And what does the BBC do?

Decides to screen Arsenal vs Bolton in a fourth-round FA cup replay. :smack:

This will be a cracking game - fourth- and fifth-place in the league, both teams need a trophy this season, and there’s a history between them that guarantees fireworks.

This is a true dilemma:

  1. miss what could be one of the games of the season
  2. annoy the missus in a spectacular fashion by spending Valentine’s Day watching footie.

(The missus wins every time… what kind of husband would I be otherwise… but dammit it’s going to be hard to resist putting the TV on for a “quick check of the score, darling”).

Gah!

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If she really loved you, she’d understand.

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If only there was some sort of device capable of recording broadcast television signals for later review.

:smiley:

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:stuck_out_tongue:

Just aint the same with live sport… anyway, later this evening is set aside for (ahem) “other activities”, as it were. :wink:

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Why is this the BBC’s fault and not the FA’s? It’s the FA that schedules FA Cup matches, y’know.

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So it comes down to what balls you want to see played with, doesn’t it? :smiley: