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Started 2 years ago by Bob P
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berdawn
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michaelcoyote wrote >>

berdawn wrote >>
there is a boycott claddagh facebook group if anyone is interested.

Probably redundant, but go ahead and post it.
More on topic, where am I going to be able to watch WC with 2500+ other fans?
Considering joining HSH so I can go and drink at their new clubhouse.

not likely to fit 2500 fans in there...but WC, Crew away games, then the regular season (Claddagh was open at 7 on Sat and 9 on sundays-not a lot of places willing to do that) it's a grim viewing landscape, other than one's living room.

Posted 1 year ago #
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michaelcoyote wrote >>
where am I going to be able to watch WC with 2500+ other fans?

Without the US/ENG buzz, probably not 2500 fans anywhere again even if Cla-duh was still on. But the stadium usually has a pretty festive collective atmosphere.

Posted 1 year ago #
JohnRClem
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As one of the leaders for Crew Union and one of the people that helped organize the viewing party for US-Eng on Saturday at Claddagh I'll be at the Stadium for the rest of the US games.

As for future Crew games...we're still discussing that. Suggestions are welcome for places open to soccer that are centrally located.

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michaelcoyote
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JohnRClem wrote >>
As one of the leaders for Crew Union and one of the people that helped organize the viewing party for US-Eng on Saturday at Claddagh I'll be at the Stadium for the rest of the US games.
As for future Crew games...we're still discussing that. Suggestions are welcome for places open to soccer that are centrally located.

I'll probably be joining you there.

I can only imagine that a bar owner willing to commit to creating a great soccer bar in Columbus could do worse than to hire Craig and as many of his staff as possible. Any entrepreneurs up to the challenge?

groundrules: The further the US makes it into the finals, the bigger the buzz will be. Don't count the US out yet.

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michaelcoyote wrote >>

groundrules: The further the US makes it into the finals, the bigger the buzz will be. Don't count the US out yet.

well, I'm not counting anyone out. Just saying crowd-wise, a lot of people were out because they are england fans too. It's just that that game is gonna have a LOT of hype. And if you're a casual soccer fan, USA vs England is something you can sink your teeth into quite a bit more than US vs, say... Slovenia. Also, 2:30 saturday is gonna have a lot bigger bar crowd than 9:30AM on work day.

Posted 1 year ago #
berdawn
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I wonder if mad mex would be up for hosting? while they probably couldn't touch the bloody mary bar, the are set up for sports watching (and the drinking of some awesome beers). not sure if there is any OSU/Crew/EPL/Serie A overlap, tho.

Posted 1 year ago #
groundrules

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just an FYI, other bars doing stuff: Grandview Cafe, Gallo's Tap Room for sure. I've also watched plenty of soccer at (gasp) BW3s.

Posted 1 year ago #
osulew
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Wonder if you could convince Short North Tavern to show on that giant screen they have. That's my fave place to watch OSU Football...always a good time and drinks and eats are cheap there.

Posted 1 year ago #
EmZeeGee
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Perhaps Studio 35?

Posted 1 year ago #
berdawn
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or I could count my blessings:
From the AP
MOGADISHU, Somalia - Islamist insurgents in Somalia arrested 14 teenagers for watching a World Cup soccer match, accusing them of "time-wasting" and warning others against viewing the world's most-watched sporting event.

The group was watching the game between Germany and Australia on a television at a house in Afgoye, 19 miles west of the capital, Mogadishu, when they were seized late Sunday, Sheikh Abdisamad Abdulahi, a commander of the Hisbul Islam militia, said yesterday.

"Our troops stormed their room and arrested all of the boys," he said. "They have violated our orders not to watch such time-wasting games."

Posted 1 year ago #
joev
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@berdawn I would love for those warlords to describe what they're doing that's so important. Seems like they've been wasting Somalia's time for about 40 years.

Posted 1 year ago #
anillo
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Hey, their economy isn't going to destroy itself

Posted 1 year ago #
JohnRClem
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From the Crew Supporters Union weekly email:

We've gathered a lot of feedback this week about the situation and have decided that we can not return to Claddagh. Members of the executive board and some other core members have held discussions this week about the short term and long term options for a home bar for Crew Union. We had several bars reach out to us and we appreciate that support from the community.

We visited Jimmy V's Wednesday evening, took a tour of the place and talked with the owner who had invited us out. The location is not far from Claddagh, the parking situation is a bit better as there is more non-metered street parking, the layout/tv situation is great and food/drink prices are cheaper. We're going to try to get people down there for the US World Cup matches and based on how people like it possibly make Jimmy V's our new Crew Union bar for the remainder of the 2010 Crew season

Jimmy V's will be open at 6:30 tomorrow morning for Germany-Serbia kicking off at 7:30. Come on down for US-Slovenia kicking off at 10am!

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groundrules

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JohnRClem wrote >>
Jimmy V's will be open at 6:30 tomorrow morning for Germany-Serbia kicking off at 7:30. Come on down for US-Slovenia kicking off at 10am!

since there are more than one, just to clarify, you mean the Jimmy V's on south high, right?

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berdawn
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groundrules wrote >>

JohnRClem wrote >>
Jimmy V's will be open at 6:30 tomorrow morning for Germany-Serbia kicking off at 7:30. Come on down for US-Slovenia kicking off at 10am!

since there are more than one, just to clarify, you mean the Jimmy V's on south high, right?

Yep.

Posted 1 year ago #