Massive game for him, perhaps his biggest away from Scotland.
Clearly Sky do have a lot of faith in him....great stuff!!
At least tonight no cutting over or made yelling if goal goes in.
Brighton & Hove Albion v Leicester City - Dan O'Hagan Watford v Cardiff City - John Anderson Huddersfield Town v Peterborough United - Mark Clemmit (reporting)
Championship round-ups - Paul Walker, Dan Mason, James Richardson and Mark Scott League One round-ups - Mark Scott, Mick Conway, Adam Pope and Paul Walker League Two round-ups - Dan Mason, James Richardson, Adam Pope, Chris Maughan and Mick Conway
Sunday 7th April - BBC One
The Football League Show: Johnstone's Paint Trophy Final Highlights
Manish Bhasin presented from pitchside at Wembley Stadium alongside Leroy Rosenior
Crewe Alexandra v Southend United - John Roder and Steve Claridge, with Mark Clemmit conducting post-match interviews and interviews on Wembley Way
Rob Maclean presented alongside Stuart McCall and Andrew Shinnie
Celtic v Hibernian - Rob Maclean Motherwell v St Mirren - Paul Mitchell Kilmarnock v Dundee - Al Lamont Dundee United v Aberdeen - Liam McLeod Hearts v Ross County - Paul Mitchell Inverness Caledonian Thistle v St Johnstone - Jane Lewis (reporting)
I don't know if anyone else was watching on NOW TV tonight. It might be a one-off, but it was incredibly crap. Between 7pm and 8.10pm everything was fine. Then the stream cut out. It came back for the last 10 mins of the first half and half time, but we missed the entire 2nd half. Poor poor effort from Sky tonight.
From what I caught, Tyler and Provan are very good together. Just a shame I didn't get to see more!
I always enjoy Provan on co-comms but thinks he lacks a bit of that broadcasting X Factor. Gray has it, Quinn, Neville, Burley do, even Wilkins did. I struggled to hear him over the crowd noise sometimes.
I was really impressed by Bill Leslie on the JPT final though. He showed what a top broadcaster he is when explaining the minutes applause during the game, he asked questions of Birtles to explain his comments further and delivered a great, listenable commentary. We've often said he does better on the bigger games but I think he's having a great all round season and would like him to get a lot more PL games next year.
Glad Sky went with this pairing tonight. Think there Sky's best 2 commentators. It seems a bit strange though for Provan to suddenly go from 4th choice to getting the best games 2 weeks running! At no stage tonight did I feel irritated by the commentary unlike when someone like Quinn is commentating - Provan delivers an unobtrusive, analytical, likeable commentary.
Very good goal call from Tyler on Man City's second. I guess Sky will be glad City won as it should take the title race a bit further - although might make picks for the May games a bit more complicated. Do they risk picking the 2 Man City games and Man Utd V Swansea, even though it might all be over by that point? Personally I think I'd leave them out but will be interesting to see.
I was really impressed by Bill Leslie on the JPT final though. He showed what a top broadcaster he is when explaining the minutes applause during the game, he asked questions of Birtles to explain his comments further and delivered a great, listenable commentary.
Made a bit of a mess of the final whistle, though, thinking it had gone about thirty seconds before it did. He wasn't the only one, though, they took the scoreline off at that point too.
Good to hear Davie Provan get the big game, I like how he's not a big name and has made it to the top after putting in the hours on the less glamorous games, like how Jim Beglin became the top name on ITV for a bit.
Forgot to mention my favourite thing at the weekend, Jeff Stelling's "Dan Walker has just finished presenting Football Focus and now he's scoring for Luton!"
Not sure where to put this but an interesting line from Charles Sale today suggesting that Virgin Media and Sky have yet to reach a carriage deal for Sky Sports next season - must admit I thought they had a long term deal tied up but apparently not.
Sky’s concern over the threat from BT Sport is also understood to be part of the reason for the delay in agreeing a carriage deal with Virgin for their cable customers to access Premier League matches next season.
Sky, who had to pay far more than expected for PL rights because of BT Sport’s entry into the market, need to recoup some of that cost by charging Virgin more for their platform contract. And they will be wary of Virgin bundling BT Sport’s PL games into subscription offerings.
Have heard good things about Lehmann but not sure if Phil will want to go head to head with Gary, or indeed if he will want to focus on coaching/playing. No mention of Carragher, looking like he will be joining Sky.
Not sure where to put this but an interesting line from Charles Sale today suggesting that Virgin Media and Sky have yet to reach a carriage deal for Sky Sports next season - must admit I thought they had a long term deal tied up but apparently not.
I don't think Sale understands the legal position.
Sky has to offer all Sky Sports channels to VM under the old OFT ruling. Sky rate card price is also within fairly tight parameters based on "margin squeeze test".
Notwithstanding the above the OFCOM ruling still stands whilst BT applies to Court of Appeal to appeal against CAT ruling. Whilst that is still running VM (and BT etc) pays the Sky rate card price and Sky gets the OFCOM determined price with difference to escrow.
Conclusion of all of the above is it must be almost certain Sky Sports 1&2 will be on VM next season.
But it may be that Sky can "withdraw" stuff like SSF1, SSN and other channels. I think they have to offer SS3 and SS4 under OFT.
I think the only conceivable way Sky could withdraw SS1&2 would be if the Court of Appeal formally rules against BT (so OFCOM ruling completely dead - ie all appeals on that exhausted) and then Sky somehow launches an argument that what happened with OFCOM over-rides the old OFT ruling.
One thing we do know is that the old OFT ruling only applied to VM so if BT does lose at Court of Appeal then Sky will not have to offer SS1&2 to BT (subject to any existing contract).
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He's not retiring though, just leaving 606
Great to hear! Source?
Massive game for him, perhaps his biggest away from Scotland.
Clearly Sky do have a lot of faith in him....great stuff!!
At least tonight no cutting over or made yelling if goal goes in.
Claire Rourke With John Aldridge and Roy Evans.
Comm: Steve Hunter
The Football League Show
Manish Bhasin presented alongside Leroy Rosenior
Brighton & Hove Albion v Leicester City - Dan O'Hagan
Watford v Cardiff City - John Anderson
Huddersfield Town v Peterborough United - Mark Clemmit (reporting)
Championship round-ups - Paul Walker, Dan Mason, James Richardson and Mark Scott
League One round-ups - Mark Scott, Mick Conway, Adam Pope and Paul Walker
League Two round-ups - Dan Mason, James Richardson, Adam Pope, Chris Maughan and Mick Conway
Sunday 7th April - BBC One
The Football League Show: Johnstone's Paint Trophy Final Highlights
Manish Bhasin presented from pitchside at Wembley Stadium alongside Leroy Rosenior
Crewe Alexandra v Southend United - John Roder and Steve Claridge, with Mark Clemmit conducting post-match interviews and interviews on Wembley Way
Sportscene
Rob Maclean presented alongside Stuart McCall and Andrew Shinnie
Celtic v Hibernian - Rob Maclean
Motherwell v St Mirren - Paul Mitchell
Kilmarnock v Dundee - Al Lamont
Dundee United v Aberdeen - Liam McLeod
Hearts v Ross County - Paul Mitchell
Inverness Caledonian Thistle v St Johnstone - Jane Lewis (reporting)
Al Jazeera Sport +3 - Richard Keys with Tony Dorigo & Andy Gray.
Commentary - Richard Whittle
ESPN HD - Dave Farrar & Stewart Robson
Approximately 8 people are watching ESPN
Sky Sports 1HD - Martin Tyler & Davie Provan
World Feed - Peter Drury & Craig Burley
Tyler & Provan are comms
Shreeves reporting
...and only 2 of those are listening & watching, The other 6 are just watching, due to being deafened by DAVE FARRER'S COMMENTARY
From what I caught, Tyler and Provan are very good together. Just a shame I didn't get to see more!
I was really impressed by Bill Leslie on the JPT final though. He showed what a top broadcaster he is when explaining the minutes applause during the game, he asked questions of Birtles to explain his comments further and delivered a great, listenable commentary. We've often said he does better on the bigger games but I think he's having a great all round season and would like him to get a lot more PL games next year.
Very good goal call from Tyler on Man City's second. I guess Sky will be glad City won as it should take the title race a bit further - although might make picks for the May games a bit more complicated. Do they risk picking the 2 Man City games and Man Utd V Swansea, even though it might all be over by that point? Personally I think I'd leave them out but will be interesting to see.
Made a bit of a mess of the final whistle, though, thinking it had gone about thirty seconds before it did. He wasn't the only one, though, they took the scoreline off at that point too.
Good to hear Davie Provan get the big game, I like how he's not a big name and has made it to the top after putting in the hours on the less glamorous games, like how Jim Beglin became the top name on ITV for a bit.
Forgot to mention my favourite thing at the weekend, Jeff Stelling's "Dan Walker has just finished presenting Football Focus and now he's scoring for Luton!"
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/article-2306025/Frank-Lampards-agent-denies-Chelsea-exit-plan-star-fails-appear-new-kit-campaign-CHARLES-SALE.html
Meanwhile Phil Neville, Jens Lehmann, Eidur Gudjohnsen and Jermaine Defoe (!) among the names they are suggesting are being considered by BT.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2306228/BT-Sport-Phil-Neville-linked-punditry-role--want.html
Have heard good things about Lehmann but not sure if Phil will want to go head to head with Gary, or indeed if he will want to focus on coaching/playing. No mention of Carragher, looking like he will be joining Sky.
I don't think Sale understands the legal position.
Sky has to offer all Sky Sports channels to VM under the old OFT ruling. Sky rate card price is also within fairly tight parameters based on "margin squeeze test".
Notwithstanding the above the OFCOM ruling still stands whilst BT applies to Court of Appeal to appeal against CAT ruling. Whilst that is still running VM (and BT etc) pays the Sky rate card price and Sky gets the OFCOM determined price with difference to escrow.
Conclusion of all of the above is it must be almost certain Sky Sports 1&2 will be on VM next season.
But it may be that Sky can "withdraw" stuff like SSF1, SSN and other channels. I think they have to offer SS3 and SS4 under OFT.
I think the only conceivable way Sky could withdraw SS1&2 would be if the Court of Appeal formally rules against BT (so OFCOM ruling completely dead - ie all appeals on that exhausted) and then Sky somehow launches an argument that what happened with OFCOM over-rides the old OFT ruling.
One thing we do know is that the old OFT ruling only applied to VM so if BT does lose at Court of Appeal then Sky will not have to offer SS1&2 to BT (subject to any existing contract).