Ok everyone here is the list of entries for Block1.
Good Luck to everyone on a very difficult weekend.
Tommyboyuk
Southend v Colchester..........Tony Jones and Don Goodman
Leicester v Derby...................Bill Leslie and Garry Birtles
Man City v Charlton...............Alan Parry and Tony Gale
Everton v Fulham..................Ian Darke and Alan Smith
Chelsea v Tottenham...........Rob Hawthorne and Brian Marwood
Meekz13
Southend v Colchester........Tony Jones and Chris Kamara
Leicester v Derby.................Bill Leslie and Garry Birtles
Man City v Charlton.............Alan Parry and Brian Marwood
Everton v Fulham................Ian Darke and Andy Gray
Chelsea v Tottenham..........Rob Hawthorne and Tony Gale
Liam Davis
Southend v Colchester........Alan Parry and Garry Birtles
Leicester v Derby................Bill Leslie and Chris Kamara
Man City v Charlton............Rob Hawthorne and Brian Marwood
Everton v Fulham...............Martin Tyler and Andy Gray
Chelsea v Tottenham.........Ian Darke and Tony Gale
Toon Fan
Southend v Colchester........Tony Jones and Don Goodman
Leicester v Derby.................Bill Leslie and Garry Birtles
Man City v Charlton.............Alan Parry and Tony Gale
Everton v Fulham................Rob Hawthorne and Alan Smith
Chelsea v Tottenham..........Ian Darke and Brian Marwood
Jamesp 84
Southend v Colchester........Tony Jones and Garry Birtles
Leicester v Derby................Bill Leslie and Chris Kamara
Man City v Charlton............Alan Parry and Tony Gale
Everton v Fulham...............Ian Darke and Andy Gray
Chelsea v Tottenham.........Rob Hawthorne and Brian Marwood
Hibs Kid
Southend v Colchester........Rob Palmer and Tony Gale
Leicester v Derby................Bill Leslie and Chris Kamara
Man City v Charlton............Alan Parry and Brian Marwood
Everton v Fulham...............Ian Darke and Andy Gray
Chelsea v Tottenham.........Rob Hawthorne and Tony Gale
Andrewatnufc
Southend v Colchester........Rob Palmer and Garry Birtles
Leicester v Derby................Bill Leslie and Chris Kamara
Man City v Charlton............Rob Hawthorne and Paul Walsh
Everton v Fulham...............Ian Darke and Andy Gray
Chelsea v Tottenham.........Martin Tyler and Brian Marwood
Sudsy23
Southend v Colchester........Tony Jones and Garry Birtles
Leicester v Derby.................Bill Leslie and Chris Kamara
Man City v Charlton.............Alan Parry and Tony Gale
Everton v Fulham.................Ian Darke and Alan Smith
Chelsea v Tottenham..........Rob Hawthorne and Brian Marwood
Tiny Tim
Southend v Colchester........Tony Jones and Don Goodman
Leicester v Derby.................Bill Leslie and Garry Birtles
Man City v Charlton.............Ian Darke and Tony Gale
Everton v Fulham................Rob Hawthorne and Alan Smith
Chelsea v Tottenham..........Alan Parry and Brian Marwood
FCH
Southend v Colchester........Tony Jones and Garry Birtles
Leicester v Derby.................Bill Leslie and Chris Kamara
Man City v Charlton.............Alan Parry and Brian Marwood
Everton v Fulham................Rob Hawthorne and Alan Smith
Chelsea v Tottenham..........Ian Darke and Tony Gale
FootyGirl
Southend v Colchester........Tony Jones and Don Goodman
Leicester v Derby.................Bill Leslie and Chris Kamara
Man City v Charlton.............Alan Parry and Tony Gale
Everton v Fulham................Rob Hawthorne and Alan Smith
Chelsea v Tottenham.........Ian Darke and Brian Marwood
Sephzoni
Southend v Colchester........Tony Jones and Chris Kamara
Leicester v Derby.................Bill Leslie and Garry Birtles
Man City v Charlton.............Alan Parry and Tony Gale
Everton v Fulham................Ian Darke and Andy Gray
Chelsea v Tottenham..........Rob Hawthorne and Brian Marwood
Liverpool_9009
Southend v Colchester........Tony Jones and Don Goodman
Leicester v Derby.................Bill Leslie and Chris Kamara
Man City v Charlton.............Ian Darke and Tony Gale
Everton v Fulham................Alan Parry and Andy Gray
Chelsea v Tottenham..........Rob Hawthorne and Brian Marwood
Digi Man
Southend v Colchester........Tony Jones and Chris Kamara
Leicester v Derby.................Bill Leslie and Garry Birtles
Man City v Charlton.............Alan Parry and Brian Marwood
Everton v Fulham................Rob Hawthorne and Alan Smith
Chelsea v Tottenham..........Ian Darke and Tony Gale
Li4m
Southend v Colchester........Tony Jones and Don Goodman
Leicester v Derby.................Bill Leslie and Chris Kamara
Man City v Charlton.............Alan Parry and Tony Gale
Everton v Fulham.................Rob Hawthorne and Alan Smith
Chelsea v Tottenham..........Ian Darke and Brian Marwood
MLT11
Southend v Colchester........Tony Jones and Garry Birtles
Leicester v Derby................Bill Leslie and Chris Kamara
Man City v Charlton............Alan Parry and Brian Marwood
Everton v Fulham...............Ian Darke and Alan Smith
Chelsea v Tottenham.........Rob Hawtrhorne and Tony Gale
JBO
Southend v Colchester........Tony Jones and Garry Birtles
Leicester v Derby.................Bill Leslie and Chris Kamara
Man City v Charlton.............Martin Tyler and Paul Walsh
Everton v Fulham................Ian Darke and Tony Gale
Chelsea v Tottenham..........Alan Parry and Brian Marwood
Alexm2268
Southend v Colchester........Tony Jones and Garry Birtles
Leicester v Derby.................Bill Leslie and Chris Kamara
Man City v Charlton.............Alan Parry and Brian Marwood
Everton v Fulham................Ian Darke and Andy Gray
Chelsea v Tottenham..........Rob Hawthorne and Tony Gale
Scott117
Southend v Colchester........Tony Jones and Garry Birtles
Leicester v Derby.................Bill Leslie and Chris Kamara
Man City v Charlton.............Ian Darke and Tony Gale
Everton v Fulham.................Martin Tyler and Andy Gray
Chelsea v Tottenham..........Alan Parry and Brian Marwood
Pm Aint Bad
Southend v Colchester........Tony Jones and Garry Birtles
Leicester v Derby.................Bill Leslie and Chris Kamara
Man City v Charlton.............Ian Darke and Brian Marwood
Everton v Fulham................Rob Hawthorne and Alan Smith
Chelsea v Tottenham..........Alan Parry and Tony Gale
Loyal Since
Southend v Colchester........Rob Palmer and Garry Birtles
Leicester v Derby................Bill Leslie and Don Goodman
Man City v Charlton............Rob Hawthorne and Paul Walsh
Evereton v Fulham.............Ian Darke and Andy Gray
Chelsea v Tottenham.........Alan Parry and Tony Gale
Zapp
Southend v Colchester........Rob Palmer and Chris Kamara
Leicester v Derby................Bill Leslie and Garry Birtles
Man City v Charlton............Alan Parry and Paul Walsh
Everton v Fulham................Ian Darke and Andy Gray
Chelsea v Tottenham..........Rob Hawthorne and Brain Marwood
Casinoman
Southend v Colchester........Rob Palmer and Tony Gale
Leicester v Derby................Bill Leslie and Garry Birtles
Man City v Charlton............Alan Parry and Brian Marwood
Everton v Fulham...............Rob Hawthorne and Alan Smith
Chelsea v Tottenham.........Ian Darke and Brian Marwood
Shaun_D
Southend v Colchester........Rob Palmer and Garry Birtles
Leicester v Derby................Bill Leslie and Chris Kamara
Man City v Charlton.............Alan Parry and Brian Marwood
Everton v Fulham................Ian Darke and Alan Smith
Chelsea v Tottenham..........Rob Hawthorne and Tony Gale
JimmyMc
Southend v Colchester........Ian Darke and Tony Gale
Leicester v Derby.................Bill Leslie and Chris Kamara
Man City v Charlton.............Alan Parry and Brian Marwood
Everton v Fulham.................Martin Tyler and Andy Gray
Chelsea v Tottenham...........Ian Darke and Paul Walsh
LukeSauzee
Southend v Colchester........Bill Leslie and Chris Kamara
Leicester v Derby................Ian Darke and Garry Birtles
Man City v Charlton............Alan Parry and Brian Marwood
Everton v Fulham...............Martin Tyler and Andy Gray
Chelsea v Tottenham.........Ian Darke and Paul Walsh
Hi guys,below are the predictions for my half of the week ie.Block 2 :
Tommyboyuk
Watford v Portsmouth...Mon......Rob Hawthorne & Alan Smith
Newcastle v Arsenal.......Mon......Alan Parry & Brian Marwood
Southampton v Sunderland .Mon....Bill Leslie & Chris Kamara
Charlton v Reading...........Mon.......Ian Darke & Paul Walsh
Meekz13
Watford V Portsmouth.........Alan Parry & Alan Smith
Newcastle V Arsenal............Ian Darke & Tony Gale
Southampton V Sunderland...Bill Leslie & Garry Birtles
Charlton V Reading.............Rob Hawthorne & Andy Gray
LiamDavis
Watford V Portsmouth.........Martin Tyler & Alan Smith
Newcastle V Arsenal............Alan Parry & Brian Marwood
Southampton V Sunderland.Bill Leslie & Garry Birtles
Charlton V Reading.............Rob Hawthorne & Andy Gray
ToonFan
Watford v Portsmouth.......Mon......Martin Tyler & Andy Gray
Newcastle v Arsenal.......Mon......Alan Parry & Brian Marwood
Southampton v Sunderland .Mon......Bill Leslie & Garry Birtles
Charlton v Reading.......Mon.......Rob Hawthorne & Alan Smith
Jamesp84
Watford v Portsmouth - Rob Hawthorne & Alan Smith
Newcastle v Arsenal - Ian Darke & Brian Marwood
Southampton v Sunderland - Bill Leslie & Tony Gale
Charlton v Reading - Martin Tyler & Andy Gray
Hibs Kid - 2007
Watford v Portsmouth - Ian Darke/Tony Gale
Newcastle v Arsenal - Rob Hawthorne/Brian Marwood
Southampton v Sunderland - Bill Leslie/Gary Birtles
Charlton v Reading - Martin Tyler/Andy Gray
andrewatnufc
Watford v Portsmouth - Rob Hawthorne and Alan Smith
Newcastle v Arsenal - Ian Darke and Tony Gale
Southampton v Sunderland - Alan Parry and Garry Birtles
Charlton v Reading - Martin Tyler and Andy Gray
Sudsy23
Watford v Portsmouth: Martin Tyler & Alan Smith
Newcastle v Arsenal: Alan Parry & Brian Marwood
Southampton v Sunderland: Ian Darke & Chris Kamara
Charlton v Reading: Rob Hawthorne & Andy Gray
tiny tim
Watford v Portsmouth: Ian Darke & Alan Smith
Newcastle v Arsenal: Martin Tyler & Brian Marwood
Southampton v Sunderland: Bill Leslie & Chris Kamara
Charlton v Reading: Rob Hawthorne & Andy Gray
FCH
Watford v Portsmouth.......Ian Darke and Andy Gray
Newcastle v Arsenal..........Martin Tyler and Brian Marwood
Southampton v Sunderland.Bill Leslie and Garry Birtles
Charlton v Reading...........Rob Hawthorne and Andy Gray
Footygirl
Watford v Portsmouth: Martin Tyler & Brian Marwood
Newcastle v Arsenal: Alan Parry & Alan Smith
Southampton v Sunderland: Bill Leslie & Chris Kamara
Charlton v Reading: Rob Hawthorne & Andy Gray
sephzoni
Watford v Portsmouth - Alan Parry & Alan Smith
Newcastle v Arsenal - Martin Tyler & Brian Marwood
Southampton v Sunderland - Rob Hawthorne & Tony Gale
Charlton v Reading - Ian Darke & Andy Gray
liverpool_9009
Watford v Portsmouth...........Rob Hawthorne & Alan Smith
Newcastle v Arsenal..............Alan Parry & Brian Marwood
Southampton v Sunderland...Bill Leslie & Garry Birtles
Charlton v Reading................Ian Darke & Andy Gray
Digi Man
Watford v Portsmouth...........Alan Parry & Tony Gale
Newcastle v Arsenal..............Martin Tyler & Brian Marwood
Southampton v Southend......Bill Leslie & Don Goodman
Charlton v Reading................Ian Darke & Andy Gray
Li4m
Watford v Portsmouth...........Rob Hawthorne & Tony Gale
Newcastle v Arsenal..............Ian Darke & Brian Marwood
Southampton v Sunderland...Bill Leslie & Garry Birtles
Charlton v Reading................Alan Parry & Andy Gray
mlt11
Watford v Portsmouth - Martin Tyler & Alan Smith
Newcastle v Arsenal - Alan Parry & Brian Marwood
Southampton v Sunderland - Bill Leslie & Garry Birtles
Charlton v Reading - Rob Hawthorne & Andy Gray
JBO
Watford v Portsmouth.......Rob Hawthorne & Alan Smith
Newcastle v Arsenal..........Alan Parry & Brian Marwood
Southampton v Southend..Bill Leslie & Garry Birtles
Charlton v Reading...........Ian Darke & Tony Gale
alexm2268
Watford v Portsmouth - Hawthorne/Gray
Newcastle v Arsenal - Darke/Gale
Southampton v Southend - Leslie/Kamara
Charlton v Reading - Tyler/Smith
Scott117
Watford v Portsmouth - Alan Parry & Tony Gale
Newcastle v Arsenal - Rob Hawthorne & Brian Marwood
Southampton v Sunderland - Bill Leslie & Gary Birtles
Charlton v Reading - Ian Darke & Andy Gray
pm aint bad
Watford vs Portsmouth - Martin Tyler and Alan Smith
Newcastle vs Arsenal - Rob Hawthorne and Brian Marwood
Southampton vs Sunderland - Alan Parry and Garry Birtles
Charlton vs Reading - Ian Darke and Tony Gale
loyalsince1904
Watford v Portsmouth.......Martin Tyler & Tony Gale
Newcastle v Arsenal..........Rob H & Brian Marwood
Southampton v Southend..Bill Leslie & Garry Birtles
Charlton v Reading...........Ian Darke & Alan Smith
zapp
Watford v Portsmouth....... Rob Hawthorne & Alan Smith
Newcastle v Arsenal..........Alan Parry & Brian Marwood
Southampton v Southend..Bill Leslie & Garry Birtles
Charlton v Reading...........Ian Darke & Tony Gale
casinoman
Watford v Portsmouth..........Martin Tyler and Alan Smith
Newcastle v Arsenal............Rob Hawthorne and Paul Walsh
Southampton v Southend...Bill Leslie and Garry Birtles
Charlton v Reading.............Ian Darke and Tony Gale
shaun_d
Watford v Portsmouth.........Alan Parry and Alan Smith
Newcastle v Arsenal...Rob Hawthorne and Gordon McQueen
Southampton v Southend...Bill Leslie and Garry Birtles
Charlton v Reading..............Martin Tyler and Tony Gale
JimmyMc
Watford v Portsmouth: Alan Parry and Andy Gray
Newcastle v Arsenal: Rob Hawthorne and Brian Marwood
Southampton v Southend: Bill Leslie and Chris Kamara
Charlton v Reading: Ian Darke and Alan Smith
LukeSauzee
Watford v Portsmouth: Alan Parry and Brian Marwood
Newcastle v Arsenal: Rob Hawthorne and Andy Gray
Southampton v Southend: Bill Leslie and Chris Kamara
Charlton v Reading: Ian Darke and Alan Smith
That concludes the entries,the competition is now officially closed!Very best of luck to each and every one of our 26 entrants.Casinoman is in charge of Block 1 but then he is handing over to me for Block 2 so good luck everybody and have a great Easter!!
Hi everyone, obviously i'm fairly new to this place and would just like to know can anyone join in with the predictions or is there a place where you have to register?
Also just like to say Jon Champion did as usual an excellent job last night, the standard of commentary for football in this country really is excellent, which is worrying for me as its what I want to do as a job! I think ITV's footy coverage is excellent, with three quality presenters and commentators (4 if Jones is included!) but I just wish ITV would give Jim Beglin more games as for me he is number 2 co commentator in the country behind Andy Gray. I also think this week has highlighted ITV's need for a new presenter as what with Jim Rosenthal busy with ITV Sport.com and Steve Rider away with the grand prix they had no one in back up and no presenter for two ITV 4 games, they will certainly need another for the arrival of the FA Cup and England games. One more point I do feel a bit sorry for Jim Rosenthal who never really gets any ITV 1 games, the last time he was covering one was at the start of this season when he did the Champions League qualifiers. I think he's maybe owed some more?
Anyone can take part in the predictions competition. (As long as they don't have inside info!)
Casinoman usually posts the list of games for the following week around Monday, so just post your predictions on here any time between then and the deadline he sets.
Hi everyone, obviously i'm fairly new to this place and would just like to know can anyone join in with the predictions or is there a place where you have to register?
Also just like to say Jon Champion did as usual an excellent job last night, the standard of commentary for football in this country really is excellent, which is worrying for me as its what I want to do as a job! I think ITV's footy coverage is excellent, with three quality presenters and commentators (4 if Jones is included!) but I just wish ITV would give Jim Beglin more games as for me he is number 2 co commentator in the country behind Andy Gray. I also think this week has highlighted ITV's need for a new presenter as what with Jim Rosenthal busy with ITV Sport.com and Steve Rider away with the grand prix they had no one in back up and no presenter for two ITV 4 games, they will certainly need another for the arrival of the FA Cup and England games. One more point I do feel a bit sorry for Jim Rosenthal who never really gets any ITV 1 games, the last time he was covering one was at the start of this season when he did the Champions League qualifiers. I think he's maybe owed some more?
Jim Rosenthal suffers (if that's the right word) from being a good all-rounder. For 8 years he was an excellent Formula One presenter, and he's also good with rugby union and boxing. I guess he's not going to be too miffed about a lack of opportunity on ITV1 football matches when he gets plenty of ITV1 exposure on other sports.
I just wish ITV would give Jim Beglin more games as for me he is number 2 co commentator in the country behind Andy Gray.
The problem Jim Beglin has is that so few people remember him as a player.
It shows what a good co-commentator he is that he is getting as much work as he does.
I also think this week has highlighted ITV's need for a new presenter as what with Jim Rosenthal busy with ITV Sport.com and Steve Rider away with the grand prix they had no one in back up and no presenter for two ITV 4 games.
Matt Smith was able to present all the games. There was no need for another presenter. (And no studio to have done a separate presentation for ITV4, as the usual ITV Sport studio, studio 7, is being used for the Cricket World Cup.)
They will certainly need another for the arrival of the FA Cup and England games.
Jim, Steve and Matt will easily be able to handle the FA Cup and England commitments.
Thanks too to liverpool_9009 for the info on Canadian coverage, and to IanFergus for the website link for North American coverage.
What's the general verdict on the standard of programming/commentators over there?
Steve, the gaffer from EPL Talk did a recent set of interviews at SportelAmerica 2007 http://epltalk.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=192161 with execs from various networks in the U.S. (FSC & Setanta notably) and including Gol TV whose head guy said with a straight face that Ray Hudson was the only indispensable member of their announcing team, their jewel in the crown - that gives you some idea of the general standard over there!! :rolleyes:
Jim, Steve and Matt will easily be able to handle the FA Cup and England commitments.
Maybe they would be ABLE to but will Michael Grade WANT them to?
When the new FA contract starts, I expect clashes between Grand Prix and weekend football on about 3 to 4 weekends per year, excluding World Cup Finals and Euro Finals every other year when the number will be much higher.
This FA contract is ITV's richest ever sports contract - they will need to maximise viewers and that means not just regular football fans - it means bringing in casual viewers.
I just don't think Rosenthal and Smith are nearly big enough names for this.
Take 2010. There would be 11 possible weekend clashes:
FA Cup - Rounds 6, semi, final (3)
World Cup Finals (5)
England internationals (3) (say 1 weekend friendly before finals, 2 weekend Autumn qualifiers for Euro 2012)
Say there are Grand Prix on half those weekends - ie 5 or 6. I can't see any way that what would be 5 or 6 of the very biggest events of the year (and the most expensive) will be left to Rosenthal and Smith.
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Good Luck to everyone on a very difficult weekend.
Tommyboyuk
Southend v Colchester..........Tony Jones and Don Goodman
Leicester v Derby...................Bill Leslie and Garry Birtles
Man City v Charlton...............Alan Parry and Tony Gale
Everton v Fulham..................Ian Darke and Alan Smith
Chelsea v Tottenham...........Rob Hawthorne and Brian Marwood
Meekz13
Southend v Colchester........Tony Jones and Chris Kamara
Leicester v Derby.................Bill Leslie and Garry Birtles
Man City v Charlton.............Alan Parry and Brian Marwood
Everton v Fulham................Ian Darke and Andy Gray
Chelsea v Tottenham..........Rob Hawthorne and Tony Gale
Liam Davis
Southend v Colchester........Alan Parry and Garry Birtles
Leicester v Derby................Bill Leslie and Chris Kamara
Man City v Charlton............Rob Hawthorne and Brian Marwood
Everton v Fulham...............Martin Tyler and Andy Gray
Chelsea v Tottenham.........Ian Darke and Tony Gale
Toon Fan
Southend v Colchester........Tony Jones and Don Goodman
Leicester v Derby.................Bill Leslie and Garry Birtles
Man City v Charlton.............Alan Parry and Tony Gale
Everton v Fulham................Rob Hawthorne and Alan Smith
Chelsea v Tottenham..........Ian Darke and Brian Marwood
Jamesp 84
Southend v Colchester........Tony Jones and Garry Birtles
Leicester v Derby................Bill Leslie and Chris Kamara
Man City v Charlton............Alan Parry and Tony Gale
Everton v Fulham...............Ian Darke and Andy Gray
Chelsea v Tottenham.........Rob Hawthorne and Brian Marwood
Hibs Kid
Southend v Colchester........Rob Palmer and Tony Gale
Leicester v Derby................Bill Leslie and Chris Kamara
Man City v Charlton............Alan Parry and Brian Marwood
Everton v Fulham...............Ian Darke and Andy Gray
Chelsea v Tottenham.........Rob Hawthorne and Tony Gale
Andrewatnufc
Southend v Colchester........Rob Palmer and Garry Birtles
Leicester v Derby................Bill Leslie and Chris Kamara
Man City v Charlton............Rob Hawthorne and Paul Walsh
Everton v Fulham...............Ian Darke and Andy Gray
Chelsea v Tottenham.........Martin Tyler and Brian Marwood
Sudsy23
Southend v Colchester........Tony Jones and Garry Birtles
Leicester v Derby.................Bill Leslie and Chris Kamara
Man City v Charlton.............Alan Parry and Tony Gale
Everton v Fulham.................Ian Darke and Alan Smith
Chelsea v Tottenham..........Rob Hawthorne and Brian Marwood
Tiny Tim
Southend v Colchester........Tony Jones and Don Goodman
Leicester v Derby.................Bill Leslie and Garry Birtles
Man City v Charlton.............Ian Darke and Tony Gale
Everton v Fulham................Rob Hawthorne and Alan Smith
Chelsea v Tottenham..........Alan Parry and Brian Marwood
FCH
Southend v Colchester........Tony Jones and Garry Birtles
Leicester v Derby.................Bill Leslie and Chris Kamara
Man City v Charlton.............Alan Parry and Brian Marwood
Everton v Fulham................Rob Hawthorne and Alan Smith
Chelsea v Tottenham..........Ian Darke and Tony Gale
FootyGirl
Southend v Colchester........Tony Jones and Don Goodman
Leicester v Derby.................Bill Leslie and Chris Kamara
Man City v Charlton.............Alan Parry and Tony Gale
Everton v Fulham................Rob Hawthorne and Alan Smith
Chelsea v Tottenham.........Ian Darke and Brian Marwood
Sephzoni
Southend v Colchester........Tony Jones and Chris Kamara
Leicester v Derby.................Bill Leslie and Garry Birtles
Man City v Charlton.............Alan Parry and Tony Gale
Everton v Fulham................Ian Darke and Andy Gray
Chelsea v Tottenham..........Rob Hawthorne and Brian Marwood
Liverpool_9009
Southend v Colchester........Tony Jones and Don Goodman
Leicester v Derby.................Bill Leslie and Chris Kamara
Man City v Charlton.............Ian Darke and Tony Gale
Everton v Fulham................Alan Parry and Andy Gray
Chelsea v Tottenham..........Rob Hawthorne and Brian Marwood
Digi Man
Southend v Colchester........Tony Jones and Chris Kamara
Leicester v Derby.................Bill Leslie and Garry Birtles
Man City v Charlton.............Alan Parry and Brian Marwood
Everton v Fulham................Rob Hawthorne and Alan Smith
Chelsea v Tottenham..........Ian Darke and Tony Gale
Li4m
Southend v Colchester........Tony Jones and Don Goodman
Leicester v Derby.................Bill Leslie and Chris Kamara
Man City v Charlton.............Alan Parry and Tony Gale
Everton v Fulham.................Rob Hawthorne and Alan Smith
Chelsea v Tottenham..........Ian Darke and Brian Marwood
MLT11
Southend v Colchester........Tony Jones and Garry Birtles
Leicester v Derby................Bill Leslie and Chris Kamara
Man City v Charlton............Alan Parry and Brian Marwood
Everton v Fulham...............Ian Darke and Alan Smith
Chelsea v Tottenham.........Rob Hawtrhorne and Tony Gale
JBO
Southend v Colchester........Tony Jones and Garry Birtles
Leicester v Derby.................Bill Leslie and Chris Kamara
Man City v Charlton.............Martin Tyler and Paul Walsh
Everton v Fulham................Ian Darke and Tony Gale
Chelsea v Tottenham..........Alan Parry and Brian Marwood
Alexm2268
Southend v Colchester........Tony Jones and Garry Birtles
Leicester v Derby.................Bill Leslie and Chris Kamara
Man City v Charlton.............Alan Parry and Brian Marwood
Everton v Fulham................Ian Darke and Andy Gray
Chelsea v Tottenham..........Rob Hawthorne and Tony Gale
Scott117
Southend v Colchester........Tony Jones and Garry Birtles
Leicester v Derby.................Bill Leslie and Chris Kamara
Man City v Charlton.............Ian Darke and Tony Gale
Everton v Fulham.................Martin Tyler and Andy Gray
Chelsea v Tottenham..........Alan Parry and Brian Marwood
Pm Aint Bad
Southend v Colchester........Tony Jones and Garry Birtles
Leicester v Derby.................Bill Leslie and Chris Kamara
Man City v Charlton.............Ian Darke and Brian Marwood
Everton v Fulham................Rob Hawthorne and Alan Smith
Chelsea v Tottenham..........Alan Parry and Tony Gale
Loyal Since
Southend v Colchester........Rob Palmer and Garry Birtles
Leicester v Derby................Bill Leslie and Don Goodman
Man City v Charlton............Rob Hawthorne and Paul Walsh
Evereton v Fulham.............Ian Darke and Andy Gray
Chelsea v Tottenham.........Alan Parry and Tony Gale
Zapp
Southend v Colchester........Rob Palmer and Chris Kamara
Leicester v Derby................Bill Leslie and Garry Birtles
Man City v Charlton............Alan Parry and Paul Walsh
Everton v Fulham................Ian Darke and Andy Gray
Chelsea v Tottenham..........Rob Hawthorne and Brain Marwood
Casinoman
Southend v Colchester........Rob Palmer and Tony Gale
Leicester v Derby................Bill Leslie and Garry Birtles
Man City v Charlton............Alan Parry and Brian Marwood
Everton v Fulham...............Rob Hawthorne and Alan Smith
Chelsea v Tottenham.........Ian Darke and Brian Marwood
Shaun_D
Southend v Colchester........Rob Palmer and Garry Birtles
Leicester v Derby................Bill Leslie and Chris Kamara
Man City v Charlton.............Alan Parry and Brian Marwood
Everton v Fulham................Ian Darke and Alan Smith
Chelsea v Tottenham..........Rob Hawthorne and Tony Gale
JimmyMc
Southend v Colchester........Ian Darke and Tony Gale
Leicester v Derby.................Bill Leslie and Chris Kamara
Man City v Charlton.............Alan Parry and Brian Marwood
Everton v Fulham.................Martin Tyler and Andy Gray
Chelsea v Tottenham...........Ian Darke and Paul Walsh
LukeSauzee
Southend v Colchester........Bill Leslie and Chris Kamara
Leicester v Derby................Ian Darke and Garry Birtles
Man City v Charlton............Alan Parry and Brian Marwood
Everton v Fulham...............Martin Tyler and Andy Gray
Chelsea v Tottenham.........Ian Darke and Paul Walsh
Tommyboyuk
Watford v Portsmouth...Mon......Rob Hawthorne & Alan Smith
Newcastle v Arsenal.......Mon......Alan Parry & Brian Marwood
Southampton v Sunderland .Mon....Bill Leslie & Chris Kamara
Charlton v Reading...........Mon.......Ian Darke & Paul Walsh
Meekz13
Watford V Portsmouth.........Alan Parry & Alan Smith
Newcastle V Arsenal............Ian Darke & Tony Gale
Southampton V Sunderland...Bill Leslie & Garry Birtles
Charlton V Reading.............Rob Hawthorne & Andy Gray
LiamDavis
Watford V Portsmouth.........Martin Tyler & Alan Smith
Newcastle V Arsenal............Alan Parry & Brian Marwood
Southampton V Sunderland.Bill Leslie & Garry Birtles
Charlton V Reading.............Rob Hawthorne & Andy Gray
ToonFan
Watford v Portsmouth.......Mon......Martin Tyler & Andy Gray
Newcastle v Arsenal.......Mon......Alan Parry & Brian Marwood
Southampton v Sunderland .Mon......Bill Leslie & Garry Birtles
Charlton v Reading.......Mon.......Rob Hawthorne & Alan Smith
Jamesp84
Watford v Portsmouth - Rob Hawthorne & Alan Smith
Newcastle v Arsenal - Ian Darke & Brian Marwood
Southampton v Sunderland - Bill Leslie & Tony Gale
Charlton v Reading - Martin Tyler & Andy Gray
Hibs Kid - 2007
Watford v Portsmouth - Ian Darke/Tony Gale
Newcastle v Arsenal - Rob Hawthorne/Brian Marwood
Southampton v Sunderland - Bill Leslie/Gary Birtles
Charlton v Reading - Martin Tyler/Andy Gray
andrewatnufc
Watford v Portsmouth - Rob Hawthorne and Alan Smith
Newcastle v Arsenal - Ian Darke and Tony Gale
Southampton v Sunderland - Alan Parry and Garry Birtles
Charlton v Reading - Martin Tyler and Andy Gray
Sudsy23
Watford v Portsmouth: Martin Tyler & Alan Smith
Newcastle v Arsenal: Alan Parry & Brian Marwood
Southampton v Sunderland: Ian Darke & Chris Kamara
Charlton v Reading: Rob Hawthorne & Andy Gray
tiny tim
Watford v Portsmouth: Ian Darke & Alan Smith
Newcastle v Arsenal: Martin Tyler & Brian Marwood
Southampton v Sunderland: Bill Leslie & Chris Kamara
Charlton v Reading: Rob Hawthorne & Andy Gray
FCH
Watford v Portsmouth.......Ian Darke and Andy Gray
Newcastle v Arsenal..........Martin Tyler and Brian Marwood
Southampton v Sunderland.Bill Leslie and Garry Birtles
Charlton v Reading...........Rob Hawthorne and Andy Gray
Footygirl
Watford v Portsmouth: Martin Tyler & Brian Marwood
Newcastle v Arsenal: Alan Parry & Alan Smith
Southampton v Sunderland: Bill Leslie & Chris Kamara
Charlton v Reading: Rob Hawthorne & Andy Gray
sephzoni
Watford v Portsmouth - Alan Parry & Alan Smith
Newcastle v Arsenal - Martin Tyler & Brian Marwood
Southampton v Sunderland - Rob Hawthorne & Tony Gale
Charlton v Reading - Ian Darke & Andy Gray
liverpool_9009
Watford v Portsmouth...........Rob Hawthorne & Alan Smith
Newcastle v Arsenal..............Alan Parry & Brian Marwood
Southampton v Sunderland...Bill Leslie & Garry Birtles
Charlton v Reading................Ian Darke & Andy Gray
Digi Man
Watford v Portsmouth...........Alan Parry & Tony Gale
Newcastle v Arsenal..............Martin Tyler & Brian Marwood
Southampton v Southend......Bill Leslie & Don Goodman
Charlton v Reading................Ian Darke & Andy Gray
Li4m
Watford v Portsmouth...........Rob Hawthorne & Tony Gale
Newcastle v Arsenal..............Ian Darke & Brian Marwood
Southampton v Sunderland...Bill Leslie & Garry Birtles
Charlton v Reading................Alan Parry & Andy Gray
mlt11
Watford v Portsmouth - Martin Tyler & Alan Smith
Newcastle v Arsenal - Alan Parry & Brian Marwood
Southampton v Sunderland - Bill Leslie & Garry Birtles
Charlton v Reading - Rob Hawthorne & Andy Gray
JBO
Watford v Portsmouth.......Rob Hawthorne & Alan Smith
Newcastle v Arsenal..........Alan Parry & Brian Marwood
Southampton v Southend..Bill Leslie & Garry Birtles
Charlton v Reading...........Ian Darke & Tony Gale
alexm2268
Watford v Portsmouth - Hawthorne/Gray
Newcastle v Arsenal - Darke/Gale
Southampton v Southend - Leslie/Kamara
Charlton v Reading - Tyler/Smith
Scott117
Watford v Portsmouth - Alan Parry & Tony Gale
Newcastle v Arsenal - Rob Hawthorne & Brian Marwood
Southampton v Sunderland - Bill Leslie & Gary Birtles
Charlton v Reading - Ian Darke & Andy Gray
pm aint bad
Watford vs Portsmouth - Martin Tyler and Alan Smith
Newcastle vs Arsenal - Rob Hawthorne and Brian Marwood
Southampton vs Sunderland - Alan Parry and Garry Birtles
Charlton vs Reading - Ian Darke and Tony Gale
loyalsince1904
Watford v Portsmouth.......Martin Tyler & Tony Gale
Newcastle v Arsenal..........Rob H & Brian Marwood
Southampton v Southend..Bill Leslie & Garry Birtles
Charlton v Reading...........Ian Darke & Alan Smith
zapp
Watford v Portsmouth....... Rob Hawthorne & Alan Smith
Newcastle v Arsenal..........Alan Parry & Brian Marwood
Southampton v Southend..Bill Leslie & Garry Birtles
Charlton v Reading...........Ian Darke & Tony Gale
casinoman
Watford v Portsmouth..........Martin Tyler and Alan Smith
Newcastle v Arsenal............Rob Hawthorne and Paul Walsh
Southampton v Southend...Bill Leslie and Garry Birtles
Charlton v Reading.............Ian Darke and Tony Gale
shaun_d
Watford v Portsmouth.........Alan Parry and Alan Smith
Newcastle v Arsenal...Rob Hawthorne and Gordon McQueen
Southampton v Southend...Bill Leslie and Garry Birtles
Charlton v Reading..............Martin Tyler and Tony Gale
JimmyMc
Watford v Portsmouth: Alan Parry and Andy Gray
Newcastle v Arsenal: Rob Hawthorne and Brian Marwood
Southampton v Southend: Bill Leslie and Chris Kamara
Charlton v Reading: Ian Darke and Alan Smith
LukeSauzee
Watford v Portsmouth: Alan Parry and Brian Marwood
Newcastle v Arsenal: Rob Hawthorne and Andy Gray
Southampton v Southend: Bill Leslie and Chris Kamara
Charlton v Reading: Ian Darke and Alan Smith
That concludes the entries,the competition is now officially closed!Very best of luck to each and every one of our 26 entrants.Casinoman is in charge of Block 1 but then he is handing over to me for Block 2 so good luck everybody and have a great Easter!!
Also just like to say Jon Champion did as usual an excellent job last night, the standard of commentary for football in this country really is excellent, which is worrying for me as its what I want to do as a job! I think ITV's footy coverage is excellent, with three quality presenters and commentators (4 if Jones is included!) but I just wish ITV would give Jim Beglin more games as for me he is number 2 co commentator in the country behind Andy Gray. I also think this week has highlighted ITV's need for a new presenter as what with Jim Rosenthal busy with ITV Sport.com and Steve Rider away with the grand prix they had no one in back up and no presenter for two ITV 4 games, they will certainly need another for the arrival of the FA Cup and England games. One more point I do feel a bit sorry for Jim Rosenthal who never really gets any ITV 1 games, the last time he was covering one was at the start of this season when he did the Champions League qualifiers. I think he's maybe owed some more?
Casinoman usually posts the list of games for the following week around Monday, so just post your predictions on here any time between then and the deadline he sets.
Jim Rosenthal suffers (if that's the right word) from being a good all-rounder. For 8 years he was an excellent Formula One presenter, and he's also good with rugby union and boxing. I guess he's not going to be too miffed about a lack of opportunity on ITV1 football matches when he gets plenty of ITV1 exposure on other sports.
The problem Jim Beglin has is that so few people remember him as a player.
It shows what a good co-commentator he is that he is getting as much work as he does.
Matt Smith was able to present all the games. There was no need for another presenter. (And no studio to have done a separate presentation for ITV4, as the usual ITV Sport studio, studio 7, is being used for the Cricket World Cup.)
Jim, Steve and Matt will easily be able to handle the FA Cup and England commitments.
Good to hear Palmer on the Football League again.
I didn't know Sky used your studios, thought they had there on at Isleworth.
Steve, the gaffer from EPL Talk did a recent set of interviews at SportelAmerica 2007 http://epltalk.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=192161 with execs from various networks in the U.S. (FSC & Setanta notably) and including Gol TV whose head guy said with a straight face that Ray Hudson was the only indispensable member of their announcing team, their jewel in the crown - that gives you some idea of the general standard over there!! :rolleyes:
Not Sky, but Doordarshan - who are doing all their ICCCWC coverage from London.
Maybe they would be ABLE to but will Michael Grade WANT them to?
When the new FA contract starts, I expect clashes between Grand Prix and weekend football on about 3 to 4 weekends per year, excluding World Cup Finals and Euro Finals every other year when the number will be much higher.
This FA contract is ITV's richest ever sports contract - they will need to maximise viewers and that means not just regular football fans - it means bringing in casual viewers.
I just don't think Rosenthal and Smith are nearly big enough names for this.
Take 2010. There would be 11 possible weekend clashes:
FA Cup - Rounds 6, semi, final (3)
World Cup Finals (5)
England internationals (3) (say 1 weekend friendly before finals, 2 weekend Autumn qualifiers for Euro 2012)
Say there are Grand Prix on half those weekends - ie 5 or 6. I can't see any way that what would be 5 or 6 of the very biggest events of the year (and the most expensive) will be left to Rosenthal and Smith.