Toulouse game

[Montse]

Not seen this posted elsewhere...

 

FOOTBALL

Liverpool face a trial by furnace to claim their place in the Champions League proper.

 

Rafa Benitez (above) and his men will have to play their qualifying round first leg at Toulouse next week in the blazing heat of the afternoon.

 

Liverpool had assumed they would begin their European bid with a normal evening kick-off. But there is a full French domestic programme scheduled for Wednesday, forcing the game to be switched for TV purposes.

 

AdvertisementAnd Toulouse last night announced that the match in the Stade Municipal will now start at 4.30pm local time - when temperatures could be at their height.

 

A Toulouse source said: "It looks like the air temperature will be in the mid-30s, but it will be even hotter inside the stadium because it is a bowl and keeps the heat in.

 

"It is not ideal for the Toulouse players, but at least they are used to this sort of heat and will have an advantage over Liverpool. It could make things very interesting."

 

 

Mirror

[RedNik]

I thought the TV deals were struck with UEFA - and so they would have a say in this? - no info regarding that belief, mind.

[Stevie H]

what a f***ing joke. move it to another day?

[jon_hall]

I thought the TV deals were struck with UEFA - and so they would have a say in this? - no info regarding that belief, mind.

 

I believe the qualifiers don't count in this, hence the fact the home match will be licking off at 20.05 rather than 19.45.

[Behind Enemy Lines]

15th is a bank holiday in France.

I will be 150 miles away - now the kick off is in the afternoon I'm considering driving over for a look see.

(now the hard bit - explaining that to SWMBO!)

[Rushian]

Team for Toulouse:

 

Reina

Arbeloa Carragher Paletta Insua

Benayoun Mascherano Sissoko Leto

Kewell Torres

 

play the warm weather team.

[Mike]

poor carragher

[Rushian]

poor carragher

 

Bootle's a well known localised hot spot. The Strand is a sun trap.

Edited August 7, 2007 by Rushian

[Gilps]

poor carragher

 

especially with his long sleeves fetish

[Guest Kaizer]

I`m not sure how this works, but what happened when Rosenborg played Astana from Kasakhstan in the second round qualifier tells me there is not much that can be done.

 

Astana asked to change the game in Trondheim from its usual kick off time at 19.45 , to something around 14.45 (not 100% sure) because of the different time zones at 19.45 its the middle of the night in Kazakhstan, TV3 the broadcaster with the rights in Scandinavia denied the request together with Rosenborg and it ended up with Astana not broadcasting from the first leg at home at all as some kind of revenge.

 

There were nothing Rosenborg or TV3 could do about it so I think there are individual rights in the qualifiers not being affected by the original TV deal.

[Swipe]

Will it be on UK/Irish TV?

Edited August 7, 2007 by Swipe

[Gilps]

I`m not sure how this works, but what happened when Rosenborg played Astana from Kasakhstan in the second round qualifier tells me there is not much that can be done.

 

Astana asked to change the game in Trondheim from its usual kick off time at 19.45 , to something around 14.45 (not 100% sure) because of the different time zones at 19.45 its the middle of the night in Kazakhstan, TV3 the broadcaster with the rights in Scandinavia denied the request together with Rosenborg and it ended up with Astana not broadcasting from the first leg at home at all as some kind of revenge.

 

There were nothing Rosenborg or TV3 could do about it so I think there are individual rights in the qualifiers not being affected by the original TV deal.

 

Even your posts about TV coverage have stats in them. You just can't help yourself, can you?

[dave]

Even your posts about TV coverage have stats in them. You just can't help yourself, can you?

 

 

Awesom-o likes stats

[Cobs]

Team for Toulouse:

 

Reina

Arbeloa Carragher Paletta Insua

Benayoun Mascherano Sissoko Leto

Kewell Torres

 

play the warm weather team.

[adiman]

before the grouo stages its up to the home team to sell the rights and hence set the kick-off time

[Tones]

b******s! 3.30 our time then, half day needed from work!

[Shirohana]

b******s! 3.30 our time then, half day needed from work!

 

Asked & recieved already...

Edited August 7, 2007 by Naboo

[Frosty Jack]

Team for Toulouse:

 

Reina

Arbeloa Carragher Paletta Insua

Benayoun Mascherano Sissoko Leto

Kewell Torres

 

play the warm weather team.

 

play as many of the coloured lads as possible, they don't like playing in winter much, but they'll run all day for you with a big smile on their faces, in warm weather.

[cymrococh]

play as many of the coloured lads as possible, they don't like playing in winter much, but they'll run all day for you with a big smile on their faces, in warm weather.

got to watch their temperament, especially if they go a goal behind.

Edited August 7, 2007 by Paul Caruso

[IgPig]

Will it be on UK/Irish TV?

 

 

Anyone know? Assume it will be but not listed on the usual page I check

 

http://www.livesportontv.com/sportindex.php?id=1

[R A Softlad]

Bootle's a well known localised hot spot. The Strand is a sun trap.

 

Specially in the triangle outside TJ Hughes just at the top of the escalator...

[Frosty Jack]

got to watch their temperament, especially if they go a goal behind.

 

but what they lack in understanding of the game they make up with sheer enthusiasm

[Redkop]

I watched highlights of the Valenciennes vs Toulouse game this morning at some silly oclock time on Channel 5. Toulouse were dreadful and their defence was even worse than dreadful.

[Guest Portly]

'The black players at this club lend the side a lot of skill and flair, but you also need white players in there to balance things up and give the team some brains and some common sense.' (Crystal Palace chairman Ron Noades, speaking in 1991).

[IgPig]

'The black players at this club lend the side a lot of skill and flair, but you also need white players in there to balance things up and give the team some brains and some common sense.' (Crystal Palace chairman Ron Noades, speaking in 1991).

 

Sweet Jesus!