BBC Radio 5 Live

Mark Pougatch presenting 5 Live Sport from Old Trafford.

Premier League
Chelsea v Sunderland – John Murray and Pat Nevin (1500 commentary)
Everton v Manchester City – Ian Dennis, Conor McNamara and Jimmy Armfield (1730 commentary)
Manchester United v Burnley – Juliette Ferrington
Portsmouth v Birmingham – David Oates
Stoke v Liverpool – Alan Green, Alistair Bruce-Ball and Chris Waddle (1245 commentary)
Tottenham v Hull – Darren Fletcher
Wolves v Wigan - Pat Murphy

Championship
Barnsley v Sheffield Wednesday - Peter Slater
Bristol City v Preston - Nigel Adderley
Nottingham Forest v Reading - Mike Sewell
Peterborough v Derby - John Hunt
Swansea v Leicester - Alastair Durden
Scunthorpe v Cardiff - Steve Sutton

League 1 & 2
Colchester v Norwich - Simon Mann
Darlington v Aldershot Town - Chris Dennis

Scottish Premier League
Hamilton v Rangers - Alison Walker
Celtic v Falkirk - Brian McLaughlan



BBC Radio Leicester

Martin Ballard presenting Sportstime from Welford Road.

Championship
Swansea v Leicester – Ian Stringer and John Sinclair (commentary: first half FM only; second half FM and DAB)

Heineken Cup
Leicester v Viadana – Bleddyn Jones and Steve Johnson (commentary: first half FM, DAB and online; second half DAB and online)

Portsmouth v Birmingham has been postponed because of a waterlogged pitch.

How did you know all the reporters at 10am 4-4-2?

Saturday 16th January


BBC WM

Paul Franks presenting WM Sport from Molineux

Premier League
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Wigan Athletic - Rob Gurney and Paul Franks (FM and DAB commentary), with Jane France interviewing the fans

League One
Walsall v Brighton & Hove Albion - Dan Wheeler, with Mick Kearns providing half and full time analysis


According to The Big Pie, had Portsmouth v Birmingham City gone ahead it would have been the FM and DAB in Birmingham commentary with Rob Gurney and, I presume, Paul Franks.

Dan Wheeler had initially been pencilled in as the commentator on Wolves v Wigan with Andrew Dawkins the reporter at Walsall according to yesterday's newsletter, so I'm guessing WM must have had a late reshuffle of their personnel after the Blues game went this morning.

Commentary on Wolves v Wigan was originally only due to be available via DAB in Wolverhampton before the postponement at Fratton Park.



Beacon 97.2FM & 103.1FM/Mercia FM

Tom Ross presenting The Goalzone from BRMB's Brindley Place studios

Premier League
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Wigan Athletic - Bill Hatton and Keith Downing (Beacon commentary)

Championship
Ipswich Town v Coventry City - Joe Holt and Dave Bennett (Mercia commentary)


As confirmed on last night's Friday Football Phone-In (not the Sports Bar!), Tom was due to be commentating on Pompey v Blues for BRMB alongside Jon McCarthy before the postponement.

I am listening on Beacon Shropshire's internet stream at the moment, and just to confirm not only are they taking Beacon 97.2FM's commentary on Wolves v Wigan this afternoon but they are also taking the Tom Ross fronted build-up hour (dubbed Shropshire's Goalzone) - I guess their Wolves coverage will be fully networked.

In contrast, with no commentary game BRMB are taking a music programme.

Saturday 16th January - talkSPORT

Adrian Durham presenting Matchday Live, followed by Call Kelly-more with Danny Kelly

Premier League
Stoke City v Liverpool - Ian Danter and Bobby Gould
Chelsea v Sunderland - Ian Abrahams and Craig Gordon
Manchester United v Burnley - Nigel Pearson and Ray Parlour (commentary), with Dom McGuinness at pitchside
Portsmouth P-P Birmingham City - Dan Freeman
Tottenham Hotspur v Hull City - Andy Clarke
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Wigan Athletic - Geoff Peters
Everton v Manchester City - Simon Humphreys

Championship
Nottingham Forest v Reading - Kev Lawrence
Scunthorpe United v Cardiff City - Graham Courtney
Sheffield United v Middlesbrough - John Temple
Swansea City v Leicester City - Roger Hughes

Scottish Premier League
Hamilton v Rangers - Mark Donaldson

Cricket: Fourth Test Match
South Africa v England - Jack Bannister

Horse Racing: Lanzarote Hurdle Day
Kempton Park - Rupert Bell

Snooker: The Masters Semi-Finals
Ronnie O'Sullivan v Mark Williams - Rachel Brookes
Stephen Maguire v Mark Selby - David Brady


Tomorrow is the tenth anniversary of talkSPORT's launch. So it's nice that Adrian Durham, Nigel Pearson, Dom McGuinness, Andy Clarke, Geoff Peters, Rupert Bell and Jack Bannister are all involved today, as they were all part of the station's live sports coverage when it began in 2000.

Also involved is Ian Abrahams who, although he didn't join the station until much later, reported on the first ever Saturday Football First on talkSPORT via IRN. Injured Sunderland goalkeeper Craig Gordon joins him at Stamford Bridge today.

BBC Radio Scotland, 16/1/10

Hamilton Accies v Rangers (12.30) - David Begg and Billy Dodds
Celtic v Falkirk - Rob MacLean and John Collins, with Chris McLaughlin pitchside (810MW)
Dundee Utd v Hibernian - Scott Davie and Craig Paterson (92-95FM)
Hearts v St Mirren - Alisdair Lamont and Steve Cowan
Kilmarnock v Motherwell - John Barnes and Jim Fleeting

Open all Mics reporters on 103.5-105FM

Celtic v Falkirk - Charlie Mann
Dundee Utd v Hibernain - Jim Spence
Hearts v St Mirren - Allan Preston
Kilmarnock v Motherwell - Chick Young

Raith Rovers v Partick Thistle - Jane Lewis

BBC London 94.9

Chelsea v Sunderland Kevin Hand
Tottenham v Hull Nick Godwin and Bradley Allen (DAB commentary)
Blackpool v QPR Phil Parry (also host) and Kevin Gallagher (FM commentary)
Doncaster v Watford Jamie Hill
Plymouth v Crystal Palace Drew Savage
Brentford v Carlisle Billy Reeves
Leyton Orient v Bristol Rovers postponed (Dave Victor)
Millwall v Southampton Andrea Warth
Barnet v Lincoln Barry Swain
Substitute Game: Dagenham and Redbridge v Crewe Dave Victor


BBC Three Counties Radio

Host Luke Asmead
Scores Jonathan Marks
Doncaster v Watford John Marks ans Neil Price (FM and AM commentary)
Hartlepool v MK Dons Paul Dixon (104.5FM commentary)
R/U: Bedford v Nottingham Neil Roy


BBC Essex

Colchester v Norwich Neil Kelly and Glenn Spellar (103.5FM comentary)
Huddersfield v Southend Nick Alleker and Chris Philips of the Southend Echo (95.3FM and AM commentary)
Wycombe v Charlton Euan Duncan
Dagenham and Redbridge v Crewe Stuart Smith

I imagine Chris Goreham is commentating for BBC Radio Norfolk at Colchester v Norwich. Altough I can't pick up the station, I assume that the BBC Suffolk commentary team at Ipswich v Coventry is Brenner Wolley and Bryan Knights.

Radio Clyde Superscoreboard

Host Peter Martin with Derek Johnstone
Reports at half-time and full-time
Celtic v Falkirk Sheila McLaren and David Hay
Dundee United v Hibs Bob Smith
Hearts v St Mirren Mark Donaldson
Kilmarnock v Motherwell Hugh Keevins

Mark Donaldson is a very busy lad reporting at least for Sky Sports, Talk Sport and Radio Clyde.

In their tenth anniversary weekend, talkSPORT had some good fortune today as...


Also, during their commentary from Old Trafford, Nigel Pearson confirmed that talkSPORT will be doing commentary on Manchester United v Hull City next Saturday, the only Premier League game taking place during FA Cup fourth round weekend.

BBC Radio Leeds
studio: Nick Hatton
Huddersfield Town verses MK Dons (92.4, 95.3 and 102.7 FM)
commentator: Paul Ogdon
summariser: Kieran O'Regan
Exeter City verses Leeds United (103.9 FM, AM and DAB)
coverage: Adam Pope and Carl Harrison


Yorkshire Radio (DAB) and Minster FM
Exeter United verses Leeds United
Host: Michael Weadock
Commentator: Thom Kirwin
Summariser: Eddie Gray


The Pulse
Huddersfield Town verses MK Dons
commentator: Tim Thornton
summariser: Rob Edwards


Notes

Bradford City's match was postponed. However, for the first time this season in the league, Bradford City will be away and Huddersfield Town will be at home on Tuesday night. It will be interesting to see if Pulse Sport provides commentary on both matches. If it doesn't, I think there will be commentary on Huddersfield Town's match.



Are Charlton covered by three BBC local radio stations? I thought Charlton was in Kent so I can understand why BBC London cover Charlton, but not BBC Essex. I think Burton were once covered by Radio Stoke, BBC WM and Radio Derby. I know in the 1990s, Wigan were covered by Magic 1152, Magic 999, and Radio City.

An interesting fact regarding Watford coverage, is that though they are covered by BBC London and BBC Three Counties, the regional Late Kick Off show that goes out in East England, where the three counties are, will not cover Watford.

BBC RADIO SOLENT

Millwall v Southampton (FM comm) - Adam Blackmore (also host) & Dave Merrington
Bournemouth v Bury (Dorset comm) - Paul Scott & John Williams
(Postponed Portsmouth v Birmingham comm team was Laurence Herdman & Andy Awford)

*not sure what's happened to normal presenter Kris Temple the last couple of weeks, but he has been doing some TV sport on BBC South Today.

BBC Three Counties covers an area that includes quite a few people who get their TV from Crystal Palace - including Watford. Luton is on the border of the London and East TV areas - and is covered by both. I suspect, too, that some of their listeners in Buckinghamshire get their TV from BBC Oxford.

The Wycombe v Charlton match would not have been on BBC Essex, and I think that should have been on the BBC Three Counties section, as Euan Duncan is one of the main reporters and was there for BBC Three Counties today

Sunday 17th January


BBC WM

Richard Wilford presenting WM Sport from Villa Park

Premier League
Aston Villa v West Ham United - Mike Taylor and Richard Wilford (commentary)



BRMB

Tom Ross presenting The Goalzone from Villa Park

Premier League
Aston Villa v West Ham United - Tom Ross and Pat Heard (commentary)

Sunday 17th January - talkSPORT

Danny Kelly sitting in on The Jeremy Kyle Show alongside Alvin Martin (from Villa Park), followed by Football First on Sunday with Ian Danter, Alvin Martin (from Villa Park), Ray Houghton and Neil Ashton from the News of the World

Premier League
Aston Villa v West Ham United - Nigel Pearson and Alvin Martin
Blackburn Rovers v Fulham - Dave Rowe
Bolton Wanderers v Arsenal - Graham Beecroft

Cricket: Fourth Test Match
South Africa v England - Jack Bannister

Rugby Union: Heineken Cup Pool 1
Northampton Saints v Perpignan - Russell Hargreaves

Snooker: The Masters Final
Ronnie O'Sullivan v Mark Selby - Geoff Peters (afternoon session) and David Brady (evening session)


Congratulations to all at talkSPORT on the tenth anniversary of their launch as a sports station today. It is an absolutely superb station which I rely on so much for sports news, live football coverage and discussion. Here's to many more years to come.

BBC Radio Humberside

Tottenham Hotspur V Hull City - David Burnes and 'Swannie' (95.9FM)
GrimsbyTown V Cheltenham Town - John Tondeur and some other guy
Scunthorpe United V Cardiff CIty - Matt Deans

BBC Radio Five Live

Aston Villa v West Ham David Oates, Darren Fletcher and Robbie Savage (commentary)
Blackburn v Fulham Peter Slater
Bolton v Arsenal Mike Ingham, Alan Green and Kevin Gallagher (commentary)
R/U: Scarlets v London Irish Nick Mullins
R/U: Northampton v Perpignon Iain Carter


Premier League Radio

Aston Villa v West Ham Simon Mann and Efan Ekoku (commentary)
Bolton v Arsenal Dave Farrar and Nigel Winterburn (commentary)


IRN

Blackburn v Fulham Tom Parker
Bolton v Arsenal Peter Smith


BBC London 94.9

Host Nick Godwin
Aston Villa v West Ham Andy Rowley and Steve Froggatt (DAB commentary)
Blackburn v Fulham Phil Parry and Matt Jackson (commentary)
Bolton v Arsenal Mark Taylor

In answer to an earlier post, BBC London and BBC Kent share the same reporter for Charlton games. BBC Three Counties Radio have John Marks and Neil Price present at every Watford game whilst BBC London sends its own reporter to Watford games.

Dagenham and Redbridge is not covered by BBC London but is by BBC Essex (usually Stewart Smith as the reporter).

Wycombe Wanderers is not particularly well covered by its BBC Local Radio station (BBC Three Counties Radio) which only does previews, half-time and full-time reports by the club's commentator or summariser.

West Ham used to be covered by BBC Essex on its 765AM wavelength but now is only covered by BBC London.
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Adam Wilde *I think* was doing the Sports News. Off the bits I listen to from the railway station to the ground, David and 'Swannie' were telling listeners of what they both got up to in their nearby hotel on Friday Night, including an update on David's dietary programme.

I could get BBC Lincolnshire, but Classic FM and BBC Sheffield were bleeding over the top of it (on 94.9FM anyway).

BBC Radio Wales

Simon Davies hosting

Scunthorpe United V Cardiff City - Iain Gwyn Hughes and Kevin Ratcliffe (SE FM)
Jackland V Leicester City - Rob Phillips and Ian Walsh (SW FM / North FM)
Port Talbot Town V Rhyl - Jeremy Davis
Bedford Town V Merthyr Tydfil - James Pontin

BBC Radio Cymru

Dylan Ebenezer and Eleri Sion hosting

Scunthorpe United V Cardiff City - Dylan Griffiths and Meilir Owen (first half commentary)
Jackland V Leicester City - Gareth Blainey and Iwan Roberts
CPD Porthmadog V Bala Town - Marc Lloyd Williams
Manchester United V Burnley - Alwyn Parry Griffiths
Neath V Glamorgan Wanderers (SWALEC Cup RU) - Bethan Clement
World Masters Snooker at Wembley Arena - John Ifans

I know it sounds like I always disagree with you but... I disagree, I can't see how a match with nine goals could be a turn-off. I know they abandoned Chelsea vs Watford the other week at 4-0, but that was an obvious win against a weak Championship side with Chelsea not even having to get out of second gear, while this was a proper rout with Chelsea thrashing a supposed equal. In fact it sounded like they were on for a record. Meanwhile Man U vs Burnley was always going to end one way, even if it stayed 0-0 for a bit.

To emphasise this, Chelsea vs Sunderland was chosen as the main game on both Match of the Day and Football First, and given how rarely the latter can choose Man U as the main game, that has to say something.

Anyway, I dunno how many people at 3pm on Saturday are going to be switching around, because the commentary is only half the point then, there's also all the reports, and if the main match is dull, they've got other stuff to talk about, That's presumably why John Murray does it nine times out of ten, because it's a different type of job, more like presenting than commentating.

I have Liverpool leanings but I'd always listen to the 3pm kick-off on Five Live regardless of the match, even if Liverpool is on talkSPORT or before that Sports Extra, because I want to keep up to date with everything, not just one match, and also because I really like John Murray doing this.

The only time I don't listen to Five Live on Saturday afternoons is when they have rugby which I wish they wouldn't do as the rugby's always on telly whereas the football never is, so it should always take priority. But I don't listen to talkSPORT then either, I just turn the sound up on Soccer Saturday.

Been out the area but some local commentaries from the weekend included....


City Sport
Stoke v Liverpool: Steve Hothersall & John Aldridge (12:45 Saturday)
Everton v Man City: Alan Irwin & Graeme Sharpe (5:30pm Saturday)


BBC Merseyside
Stoke v Liverpool: Ian Kennedy & Jimmy Case (12:45 Saturday)
Everton v Man City: Mike Hughes & Ronnie Goodlass (5:30pm Saturday)



BBC Manchester
Wolves v Wigan: Jack Dearden & Paul Rowley (3pm Saturday)
Everton v Man City: Ian Cheeseman & Fred Eyre (5:30pm Saturday)
Bolton v Arsenal: Jack Dearden & Alan Gowling (4pm Sunday)

I didn't listen but apparently Robbie Savage got smacked flush in the face, drawing blood, during the commentary from a Stiliyan Petrov clearance. Created "much amusement" in the commentary area.

I agree Steve, John Murray is fantastic and a world above anything TalkSport have to offer. I don't think many would have re-tuned either due to the reasosn you offer above.

And it's 6Nations time soon which means no footie on 5Live