Saturday 3pm commentaries tend to only have one commentator (and a summariser, of course).

Neil Warnock has been commenting on his forthcoming work with talkSPORT in his column in the Independent: http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/f...n-2052246.html

BBC Radio Leicester

Charles Dagnall presenting Radio Leicester Sport live from the Walkers Stadium.

Championship
Leicester City v Middlesbrough - Ian Stringer and Alan Young (commentary)

Very surprised that Alan Green ain't at Anfield tomorrow. Unless he is still on hols or has drastically reduced his commentary commitments

Green ain't on 606 tomorrow so he is still on holiday, we might not hear him till September

Saturday 14th August

Premier League details for BBC Radio Five Live

Five Live Sport hosted by Mark Pougatch from Villa Park

Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester City - Commentary from Conor McNamara, Nigel Adderley and Matt Holland

Aston Villa v West Ham - Mark Pougatch with Pat Murphy (reports)
Blackburn v Everton - Ian Brown (reports)
Bolton v Fulham - Stuart Hall (reports)
Chelsea v West Bromwich Albion - Darren Fletcher (reports)
Sunderland v Birmingham City - Juliette Ferrington (reports)
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Stoke City - Jonathon Overend (reports)
Wigan v Blackpool - John Murray and Jimmy Armfield (commentary)

SPL
Inverness CT v Celtic - Andy Gilles (reports)
Rangers v Kilmarnock Roddy Forsyth (reports)


A quick heads-up, Absolute Radio's build-up to their Aston Villa v West Ham commentary is about to start on their Absolute Radio Extra DAB service.

BBC Radio Scotland

Sportsound introduced by Richard Gordon

Inverness CT V Celtic (12:15 ko) David Begg, Murdo McLeod and John Robertson, Chris McLaughlin trackside. (John had to leave the game early to do Ross County v Falkirk for Open all mics)

Phil brown with Jim Poudfoot on comm for Vila vs West Ham

Gordon Smith is back as a pundit on BBC Radio Scotland after leaving his role as SFA Chief Executive.

It's been that way for years now.

Saturday 14th August - talkSPORT

Adrian Durham presenting Matchday Live alongside Ray Parlour, followed by Premier League Live and Call Collymore from Stamford Bridge

Premier League
Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester City - Ian Abrahams and Bobby Gould
Aston Villa v West Ham United - Geoff Peters
Blackburn Rovers v Everton - John Temple
Bolton Wanderers v Fulham - Dom McGuinness
Sunderland v Birmingham City - Graham Courtney
Wigan Athletic v Blackpool - Simon Humphreys
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Stoke City - Dave Rowe
Chelsea v West Bromwich Albion - Sam Matterface and Stan Collymore (commentary), with Andrew McKenna at pitchside

Championship
Derby County v Cardiff City - Ian Danter
Ipswich Town v Burnley - Grahame Lloyd
Leicester City v Middlesbrough - Kev Lawrence
Portsmouth v Reading - Tony Incenzo
Swansea City v Preston North End - Roger Hughes

Scottish Premier League
Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Celtic - Mark Donaldson


Absolute Radio 1215AM & Absolute Radio Extra

Russ Williams presenting Rock & Roll Football Live alongside Ian Wright in the studio

Premier League
Aston Villa v West Ham United - Jim Proudfoot and Phil Brown (commentary)

Updates on the day's other Premier League games come from two guys called Joe and Michael in the Sky News Centre. Stoke City v Tottenham Hotspur will be Absolute's live commentary game next Saturday.


BRMB/Beacon (Black Country and Shropshire)/Mercia/Gold (Birmingham)

Tom Ross presenting The Goalzone from the Stadium of Light

Premier League
Aston Villa v West Ham United - Steve Hermon and Pat Heard (3pm Gold commentary)
Sunderland v Birmingham City - Tom Ross and Jon McCarthy (3pm BRMB commentary)
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Stoke City - Bill Hatton and Robbie Dennison (3pm Beacon Black Country and Shropshire commentary)
Chelsea v West Bromwich Albion - Mikey Burrows and Tony Brown (5.30pm Beacon Black Country and Gold commentary)

Championship
Watford v Coventry City - Joe Holt and David Bennett (3pm Mercia commentary)

Gold's commentator for Aston Villa v West Ham is Steve Hermon, a Beacon newsreader who usually does commentaries for the Walsall website. I wonder where Nathan Alleyne is today?

BBC WM's coverage team is as I posted in #273, although Mike Taylor's solo commentary on Wolves v Stoke is only going out on the Wolverhampton DAB multiplex, with DAB in Birmingham taking the Sunderland v Birmingham City game from 95.6FM.

Saturday 14th August 2010 - BBC Radio Scotland

Sportsound presented by Richard Gordon. This season they will be doing Open All Mics on 92-95 FM and 103-105 FM, with opt-outs in certain regions. Meaning only one live commentary.

Commentaries
Inverness CT v. Celtic Lunchtime KO (810MW) - David Begg, John Robertson & Murdo MacLeod with Chris MacLaughlin pitchside
Aberdeen v. Hamilton (92-95FM NE opt-out) - Rob MacLean & Jim Leighton
Hearts v. St Johnstone - Paul Mitchell and Sandy Clark
Rangers v. Kilmarnock (810MW) - Liam MacLeod & Gordon Smith with Al Lamont pitchside
St Mirren v. Dundee United - John Barnes & Scott Booth

Open All Mics
Aberdeen v. Hamilton - Jim Spence
Hearts v. St Johnstone - Allan Preston
Rangers v. Kilmarnock - Chick Young
St Mirren v. Dundee United - Derek Ferguson
Partick v. Dundee - David McDaid
Queen of the South v. Raith Rovers - Sandra Brown
Ross County v. Falkirk - John Robertson

BBC London 94.9
Host Andy Rowley (where is Phil Parry?)
Aston Villa v West Ham AR, Clive Walker and Dave Victor (FM commentary)
Bolton v Fulham Mark Taylor
Tottenham v Man City (12:45) Jamie Hill and Bradley Allen (DAB commentary)
Barnsley v Crystal Palace Jamie Reed and Curtis Fleming
Millwall v Hull Andrea Warth
Sheff Utd v QPR Kevin Hand and Craig Hignett (DAB commentary)
Watford v Coventry Alan Seabrook
Brentford v Walsall Billy Reeves
Barnet v Burton Carl Bates


IRN
Tottenham v Man City Nigel Bidmead
Aston Villa v West Ham Clive Edwards
Blackburn v Everton Tom Parker
Bolton v Fulham Peter Smith
Sunderland v Birmingham Bill Mantle
Wigan v Blackpool Darren Stannage
Wolves v Stoke Kevin Hatchard

As an edit to my original post.

Aberdeen v. Hamilton Accies - Scott Davie & Jim Leighton

Saturday 14th August - IRN and RTE Radio 1

Premier League
Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester City - Nigel Bidmead
Aston Villa v West Ham United - Clive Edwards (also preview, half-time and full-time reports for BFBS Radio)
Blackburn Rovers v Everton - Tom Parker
Bolton Wanderers v Fulham - Peter Smith
Sunderland v Birmingham City - Bill Mantle
Wigan Athletic v Blackpool - Darren Stannage
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Stoke City - Kevin Hatchard

RTE were taking live reports from the IRN reporters, who are supplied by agency World Sports Communications.

Last season, RTE's reports were a mix of TalkSport and IRN reporters. but today no talkSPORT reporters were featured. This may be connected with talkSPORT losing their 3 pm Saturday commentaries, and therefore having more demands on their match reporters.

BBC Radio Wales

Derby County V Cardiff City - Rob Phillips and Kevin Ratcliffe (AM / SE FM / Digital TV/Radio)
Jackland V Preston North End - Steffan Garerro (host) Simon Davies and Ian Walsh (SW FM)
Wrexham V Cambridge United - Ian Hunt and Dixie McNeill (North FM / Online)
Darlington V Newport County - James Pontin
Bangor City V Neath FC - Jeremy Davies
Golden League Athleics, London - Mike Costello (including commentary of the Mens 200m)
S4C Wales Ladies Championship Europe Conwy (Golf) - John Ifans

BBC Radio Cymru

Eleri Sion hosting

Derby County V Cardiff City - Gareth Blainey and Meilir Owen (commnetary)
Jackland V Preston North End - Alwyn Parry Griffiths and Osian Roberts
Wrexham V Cambridge United - Marc Lloyd Williams
Darlington V Newport County - Glyn Griffiths
Bangor City V Neath FC - Gethin Morris Williams
Gloucester V Scarlets (RU Friendly) - Gareth Rhys Owen (also host)
S4C Wales Ladies Championship Europe Conwy (Golf) - John Ifans

BBC Bristol / Somerset

Doncaster Rovers V Bristol City - Richard Hoskin and Adam Baker (94.9FM)
Bristol Rovers V Yeovil Town - Geoff Twentymann (host) Rob Scalon and Chris Spittles (95.5FM)
Hayes & Yeading V Bath City - Andy Howard*
Paulton Rovers V Almondsbury Town - Mike Kay
Nottinghamshire V Somerset (Twenty20 Cricket SF) - Ed Hadwin and Pete Simson (1548MW / 1566MW)

* Commentary supposedly online, but stream links to Cricket commentary, where Ed Hadwin has left his microphone on, and has just been told to leave the area due to a fire alarm somewhere in the building

Real Radio South Wales

Derby County V Cardiff City - Mark Poyser
Jackland V Preston North End - Sam Fleet

Swansea Sound

Jackland V Preston North End - Antony O'Connell

BBC Tees

Darlington V Newport County - Dunno, but I can definatley hear the tones of Amberline radio regulars of Tim Thraves and Phil Morgan.
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Off-topic but of interest to the talkSPORT listeners on here.

Regular talkSPORT reporter Andy Clarke is commentating on Wolves v Stoke City for the Sky Sports Premier League highlights show Football First and the International Feed this afternoon. He's alongside Tony Gale.


I suspect you are right, although I doubt talkSPORT see it as "losing" those 3pm Saturday matches - more like "upgrading" their commentaries.

I think Absolute have done very well so far on their first ever live commentary on Rock & Roll Football. Jim Proudfoot has been excellent as ever and, perhaps surprisingly, Phil Brown has combined well with him.

I'm looking forward to hearing Sam Matterface's commentary debut on talkSPORT tonight on their first 5.30pm live game of the season.

Saturday 14th August 2010

BBC Manchester - Host: Jimmy Wagg from DW Stadium, Wigan
Tottenham v Man City: Ian Cheeseman & Fred Eyre (12:45pm Commentary)
Bolton v Fulham: Jack Dearden & Alan Gowling (3pm Commentary)
Wigan v Blackpool: Paul Rowley (3pm Updates)
Oldham v Notts County: John Gilder (3pm Updates)
Macclesfield v Shrewsbury: Nathan Middleton (3pm Updates)
Oxford v Bury: Barry Swain (3pm Updates)
Wycombe v Stockport: Brian Clark (3pm Updates)

BBC Lancashire 95.5FM/1557AM - Host: Gary Hickson
Ipswich v Burnley: Adam Cottier & Chris Bowden (Commentary)
Blackburn v Everton: Phil Cunliffe (Updates)
Northampton v Accrington: Jitesh Palmer (Updates)

BBC Lancashire 103.9FM - Host: Gary Hickson
Wigan v Blackpool: Ian Chisnall & Keith Southern (Commentary)
Rushden & Diamonds v Fleetwood: Richard Marsh (Updates)

BBC Lancashire 104.5FM/855AM/DAB Digital - Host: Gary Hickson
Swansea v Preston: Andy Bayes & Allan Smart (Commentary)
Blackburn v Everton: Phil Cunliffe (Updates)
Morecambe v Rotherham: Derek Quinn (Updates)

BBC Merseyside
Blackburn v Everton: Ian Kennedy & Ronnie Goodlass (Commentary)
Huddersfield v Tranmere: Derek Jones (Updates)

Radio City 96.7 & City Talk 105.9
Blackburn v Everton: Alan Irwin & Graeme Sharpe (Commentary)

Wish FM 102.4 - Host: Andy Lawson
Wigan v Blackpool: Graham Lovett & Neill Rimmer (Commentary)

BBC Stoke 94.9FM - Host; John Acres
Wolves v Stoke: John Acres (1-22), Nigel Johnson (23-45) & Martin ? (Commentary)

BBC Stoke 1503AM - Host; John Acres
Port Vale v Chesterfield: Matt Sandos & Mick Cullerton (Commentary)

BBC Stoke DAB Digital
Cheltenham v Crewe: Graham McGarry & Pete Moores (Commentary)

Joe McGoldrick (sp?) and Michael Williams are Absolute's studio-based round-up reporters. Do either of those names ring any bells to anyone on here?

They're currently hosting between the conclusion of the live game and 5pm, when Absolute Radio Extra & AM will link back up with Russ and Wrighty.

With so many local Premier League commentaries to choose from in my region I've never listened to a Talksport commentary before but I'm impressed.

Wasn't sure what to expect from Sam Matterface but seems a good commentator and already linking up well with Collymore. I'm liking how he just makes his point quick and sharp without wittering on. Makes Five Live's efforts a bit stale in comparison.

Who are these people? With it being such a small industry I'm amazed that 2 people I've never heard of managed to pop up on a national station.

Also why are there 2 of them? Are they some kind of double act from somewhere?

They sounded as if they were broadcasting from some kind of cupboard. "Joe" especially sounded like he was live from a cell.

I already put the Inverness v Celtic team in, now I feel like I did it for nothing.

BBC Radio Leeds, and official websites of Huddersfield Town and Bradford City
studio: James (can't rembmer surname)
Huddersfield Town verses Tranmere Rovers (FM, and official Huddersfield Town website)
commentator: Paul Ogden
summariser: Kieran O'Regan
Bradford City verses Stevenage (AM and DAB, and official Bradford City website)
commentator: Derm Tanner
summariser: John Hendrie

Derm Tanner hosted the postmatch hour on all platforms. He hosted it on AM and DAB last week too. The minute's silence before Huddersfield Town's match, which Paul Ogden was not given prior notice of, was interupted by somebody saying "minutes silence" twice, and I presume it was a radio reporter because he was close to Paul Ogden. Paul Ogden also apologised when he thought a fan's fowl language was heard when it was quiet.


The Pulse
Bradford City verses Nottingham Forest
commentator: Tim Thornton
Summariser: Simon Ramsden

James Deighton?

Radio City on twitter just confirming the excellent Steve Hothersall & John Aldridge will be back doing Liverpool v Arsenal for the station tomorrow.

I agree with all of what you have written.

Listened to the whole of Chelsea v Albion on talkSPORT tonight and Sam and Stan gelled very well from the off, it's hard to believe that they'd never worked together before. As you say Sam Matterface was very good, he has a slick and incisive style and delivered the goals very well. Like you I didn't know what to expect but I was very impressed by him.

I know what you mean by your last point - after hearing the commentaries on Absolute and talkSPORT today, having to listen to tomorrow's games on 5 Live will seem like a bit of a come down.