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Old Jun 23, 2010 | 06:38 AM
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With kick off being 3 o'clock... What has your work said about watching the game?

We are fortunate that the company I work for has said we can go to pub and watch it well chuffed.. Can't see many working whilst it was on anyway, so probably the best move....

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Old Jun 23, 2010 | 06:47 AM
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we have big screens in our restaurant plus a bigger projector screen in there specifically for the world cup!
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Old Jun 23, 2010 | 06:47 AM
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and they lay on free food too!
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Old Jun 23, 2010 | 06:51 AM
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Nice touch free beer to
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Old Jun 23, 2010 | 06:54 AM
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i work for myself so 2 oclock finish then the local watering hole
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Old Jun 23, 2010 | 06:54 AM
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go to the pub as long as we have done our days work...

In all honesty even if we haven't i will be in the pub, Ridiculous really you cant stop people watching england in WC
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Old Jun 23, 2010 | 07:02 AM
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I will be driving a Train from St Pancras to Dover, well it departs at 1512.

Not worried anyway, we are going to get knocked out

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Old Jun 23, 2010 | 07:06 AM
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Home based!
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Old Jun 23, 2010 | 07:13 AM
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Got the day of so I will be watching.
Hope England win, but have not seen any convincing performances. imo
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Old Jun 23, 2010 | 07:28 AM
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yeah i was configuring a tv in work for every1 yesterday
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Old Jun 23, 2010 | 07:34 AM
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it sucks
i gotta work,cant even get a signal on the radios to listen to it
only hope i got is i got a doctors appointment at 9 30 this morning for my fucked wrist,hope i get told to not work
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Old Jun 23, 2010 | 07:35 AM
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Gonna live stream it like I have done all the other games! Football at my desk will do fine!
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Old Jun 23, 2010 | 07:38 AM
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Am working today but hoping to get back in time for kick-off though.
My children's school are letting all the kids go at 2:30 today for the match kicking at 3.
Apparently the parents have requested it and the school agreed
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Old Jun 23, 2010 | 07:41 AM
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We have 40/50/60 inch screens all over all the floors anyway so it'll be on there, plus the networks team installed 2 additional proxy servers to handle the extra load of everyone watching the world cup at their desk via the web.
Gonna head down to facilities dept this morning and nick a couple of cases of beer off them.

Also got the option to go over to Cornhill where one of our suppliers has hired out a pub for the afternoon.
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Old Jun 23, 2010 | 07:43 AM
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I've booked the whole of the tournament off so no work for me


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Old Jun 23, 2010 | 08:00 AM
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Originally Posted by charlie luciano
I've booked the whole of the tournament off so no work for me


Luciano
Ditto. Well, I've been in work on the mornings and going home at 12 when there were 12:30 kick-offs, and now 2:30 when the earliest matches are 3pm
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Old Jun 23, 2010 | 08:37 AM
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Originally Posted by charlie luciano
I've booked the whole of the tournament off so no work for me


Luciano
you watch all the matches ? i hope so or your gonna be bored when england get the boot this afternoon !!
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Pub for me
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Old Jun 23, 2010 | 08:59 AM
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We always have 50' screens on all day at work. I am watching England play Rugby live now. 29-28... great game!
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Old Jun 23, 2010 | 09:03 AM
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We are not allowed to watch the football, we all offered to come in an hour and a half early and work our lunch breaks so that we could go at 2.30, they said no way!!!
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Old Jun 23, 2010 | 09:03 AM
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We've got 50" screens that normally show tedious financial stuff/news... but when the games are on, they get switched over and the work rate drops ever so slightly.


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Old Jun 23, 2010 | 09:05 AM
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gotta work but they got screens in the canteen but i will be streaming it from my desk
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Old Jun 23, 2010 | 09:09 AM
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On a huge screen in the boardroom with nibbles and drinks thrown in!
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Old Jun 23, 2010 | 09:17 AM
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Im finishing at 1 then gotta go set up the big outdoor screen and bbq at our pub in Windsor. Beer, Fottie , Bbq and sun what more could you possibly need
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Old Jun 23, 2010 | 09:20 AM
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Originally Posted by Sunil_FiestaRS1800
Beer, Fottie , Bbq and sun what more could you possibly need
....a good looking woman to chew you off while you watch the football?


Cheers,
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Old Jun 23, 2010 | 09:21 AM
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i'd rather work than watch the football anyway so i'm chuffed that nobody else at my work likes football so no screens, no radio, nothing, just the sunshine n a forklift to sit on, nice, maybe a mcflurry later on,
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Old Jun 23, 2010 | 09:33 AM
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i fin at 2.30 the home with a few buds
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Old Jun 23, 2010 | 09:39 AM
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started at 5.00 a.m. and finish at 2.00 p.m. for me.

come on england.
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Old Jun 23, 2010 | 09:57 AM
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I am off today so will be watching it at home with my 18 month old daugther , wife is at work but they are aloud to watch it.


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Old Jun 23, 2010 | 10:03 AM
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I'm driving down to London this afternoon - Sky +'ing the match but will have it on the radio for the drive...
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Old Jun 23, 2010 | 10:13 AM
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im off work this week so i could watch it. I just dont wanna waste 90 mins of my time watching the shite england football team.
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Old Jun 23, 2010 | 10:31 AM
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Originally Posted by bad boy rs
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me too, I finished at 11
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Old Jun 23, 2010 | 10:36 AM
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Might nip out and watch it in the M5, just an excuse to take the piss and copy Phil and mention having an M5, however irrelevant it is to this thread title.
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Old Jun 23, 2010 | 11:11 AM
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Finished at 11am, got the whole afternoon to watch it, just enjoying the sunshine atm
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Old Jun 23, 2010 | 11:14 AM
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My company has banned anything to do with football, and anyone pulling sickies will be disiplined??? miserable fookers..
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We are allowed to watch it but im not really interested.
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Watching it at work on a LG 60" Plasma.
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Work for meself so heading home at 3pm in time for the kick off at 4pm (our time)
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Originally Posted by rog
Might nip out and watch it in the M5, just an excuse to take the piss and copy Phil and mention having an M5, however irrelevant it is to this thread title.
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Old Jun 23, 2010 | 11:48 AM
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Work for myself so got my day in early today, just got home...

Adopting the shorts and T Shirt and heading for the local
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