Saw bits and pieces of Sky Sports' coverage including an unfortunate outside broadcast from the NFL's London party, Super Bash, during which someone called Bianca told us that she'd be back with more "when the big game starts". At the time we were midway through the first quarter. Thought analyst and Mirror blogger Neil Reynolds was confident and knowledgeable, but I spent most of the night with the Beeb because of the lack of ads.He's tried 32 times since then. This includes expat neighbourhoods and colleges in the US, where this story has been hiding in plain sight from the rest of us, dominating conversation at tables and in dorm rooms while never raising a peep in the papers. Atul Huckoo's three dinner companions host a local callin radio show, and they've heard the anxiety creeping into the voices of their listeners, which grows with each failed attempt..

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