Next weekend's Premier League games on national radio - on Saturday, BBC Radio 5 Live have gone for Aston Villa v Wolves at 12noon rather than Wigan Athletic v Queens Park Rangers, which kicks off at 12.30pm. The latter game won't be on Radio 5 Live Sports Extra as that station already has a full schedule including coverage of Twenty20 Cup Finals Day, the World Athletics Championships and the Challenge Cup Final.

As Col correctly predicted, 5 Live's Saturday 3pm game has now been confirmed as Chelsea v Norwich, while Absolute will be doing Swansea v Sunderland with Jim Proudfoot and Craig Burley commentating. Liverpool v Bolton is the Saturday 5.30pm game on talkSPORT.

Unsurprisingly, talkSPORT have selected Tottenham v Manchester City at 1.30pm as their Sunday Exclusive commentary, rather than Newcastle v Fulham which kicks off at 1pm that day. Radio 5 Live will be doing whole of the weekend's biggest game, Manchester United v Arsenal, at 4pm after the Belgian Grand Prix, while Sunday's 3pm fixture - West Bromwich Albion v Stoke City - will be joined in-progress on Radio 5 Live Sports Extra after the conclusion of Nottingham Forest v West Ham United in the Championship.

Drew Savage reported on Leeds United's match for BBC Radio Leeds on Sunday. Below are details from Saturday.

BBC Radio Leeds and official Huddersfield Town website
host: Gareth Jones
Bradford City verses Dagenham and Redbridge (103.9 FM, and AM)
commentator: Gareth Jones
summariser: Wayne Jacobs

Huddersfield Town verses Colchester United (92.4, 95.3 and 102.7 FM, and official Huddersfield Town website)
commentator: Paul Ogden
summariser: Mel Booth
Harlequins verses Leeds Rhinos (DAB
commentator: George Riley
The rugby league match between Wakefield and Castleford was on AM, DAB and online from 5 PM.


The Pulse and official Bradford City website
Bradford City verses Dagenham and Redbridge
host and commentator: Tim Thornton
summariser: Ian Ormondroyd

Norwich v Stoke - Tom Parker on IRN

I don't think anyone would argue against TS/5 Live's choices this weekend

Mark Poyser (of Real Radio Wales) has just 'crossed the divide' as he was a reporter on Radio Wales' new-ish Sports show they'll now broadcast on Monday Evenings.

Thanks. I knew you wouldn't let me down. I assume Peter Smith is covering the Monday game for IRN.

Man Utd v Tottenham
BBC 5 Live Alan Green, Mike Ingham and Mark Lawrenson (commentary)
BBC London Phil Parry and Clive Walker (commentary)

5 Live's big 2 out tonight, I'd be surprised if either of them are in Udinese on Wednesday now

talkSPORT

Premier League
Manchester United v Tottenham - Dominic McGuinness

Fourth Test: Day Five, The Oval
England v India - Jack Bannister

Peter is on tonight, providing updates here at TD1 Radio with Richard Minnikin presenting.

My IRN knowledge may slip a bit as I am cutting back TD1 Time as I am off to study radio from next week.

Mark Saggers presented Kick-Off alongside Stan Collymore tonight.

The "Monday Night Feist Night" programme (as Stan calls it) has been a double-headed programme so far this season, rather than the three man show also featuring the calming presence of Sam Matterface that it was last term.

If you, Ian or anyone else wants to get Saturday's IRN Premier League details, try Irish station Newstalk 106-108FM's Sport Saturday show, which can be heard up to a week after it goes out on the station's Listen Back player.

Newstalk usually takes updates on all of the Saturday Premier League games from IRN, although they have rights to do their own commentaries on some or all of the Sunday PL fixtures. But the Newstalk Sport Sunday show might be a good one to check out for the IRN details on any Sunday matches kicking off around 12noon.

Thanks for that.

Saturday's usually Ian seems to be near covered. I got the IRN reports on my TD1 Radio Programme on a Sunday then Monday nights (if any) Richard Minnikin is the host and he receives them.

BBC Bristol/Zummerzet

Host Geoff Twentyman

Bristol Rovers v Watford Carling cup 94:9FM 95:5FM 104:6FM
and DAB
Ed Hadwin commentator and Keith Brookman as summeriser

Chris Spittles is at the Bath City v Hayes and Yeading game and available ON-LINE only with updates during the Rovers game

Tuesday 23rd August - talkSPORT

Mark Saggers presenting Kick-Off alongside Ray Houghton

Carling Cup First Round
Crystal Palace v Crawley Town - Sam Matterface

Carling Cup Second Round
Aston Villa v Hereford United - Geoff Peters
Brighton & Hove Albion v Sunderland - Ian Abrahams
Burnley v Barnet - John Temple
Cardiff City v Huddersfield Town - Roger Hughes
Doncaster Rovers v Leeds United - Graham Courtney
Millwall v Morecambe - Dave Rowe
Norwich City v Milton Keynes Dons - Grahame Lloyd
Queens Park Rangers v Rochdale - Tony Incenzo
Wycombe Wanderers v Nottingham Forest - Dan Freeman


BBC WM

Mark Regan presenting The Football Phone-In from The Mailbox, followed by WM Sport with Richard Wilford from Dean Court

Carling Cup Second Round
Aston Villa v Hereford United - Terry Goodwin
AFC Bournemouth v West Bromwich Albion - Rob Gurney and Richard Wilford (commentary)
Northampton Town v Wolverhampton Wanderers - Andrew Dawkins


BRMB, Beacon and Gold (Birmingham and Black Country)

Tom Ross presenting The Goalzone from Villa Park

Carling Cup Second Round
Aston Villa v Hereford United - Tom Ross and Pat Heard (BRMB commentary)
AFC Bournemouth v West Bromwich Albion - Joe Holt and Tony Brown (Gold commentary)
Northampton Town v Wolverhampton Wanderers - Mikey Burrows and Robbie Dennison (Beacon commentary)

Hayes & Yeading V Bath City - Chris Spittles and Andrew Kerslake (Online)

BBC Radio Wales

Steffan Garrero (studio host)

Shrewsbury V Jackland (Carling Cup 2nd round) - Gareth Blainey and Kevin Ratcliffe (SW FM / AM / Digital TV/Radio)
Cardiff City V Huddersfield Town (Carling Cup 2nd round) - John Hardy and Ian Walsh (SE FM)
Wrexham V Tamworth - Dylan Griffiths and Waynne Phillips (North FM / Online)
Ebbsfleet United V Newport County - A warm BBC welcome to Mark Poyser

Swansea Sound

Shrewsbury V Jackland (Carling Cup 2nd round) - Antony O'Connell (commentary)

BBC Solent

AFC Bournemouth V West Bromwich Albion (Carling Cup 2nd round) - Adam Blackmore (hosting from ground) Kris Temple and John Williams (All frequencies, and is an audio option via the BBC Red Button during Midweek final score)

Has Real Radio Wales given up sports coverage?

BBC Radio Five Live
Host Mark Chapman
Aston Villa v Hereford Nigel Adderley
Bournemouth v WBA David Oates
Brighton v Sunderland Alistair Bruce-Ball and Steve Claridge (commetary)
Bury v Leicester Ian Dennis
Doncaster v Leeds Peter Slater
Northampton v Wolves Mike Sewell
Norwich v MK Dons Russell Fuller
QPR v Rochdale Simon Mann
Shrewsbury v Swansea Juliette Ferrington


BBC London
Bristol Rovers v Watford John Marks
Charlton v Reading Nick Godwin and Steve Brown (FM commentary)
Crystal Palace v Crawley Town Alan Seabrook
Burnley v Barnet Mark Taylor
Millwall v Morecambe Andrea Warth
QPR v Rochdale Jamie Hill and ? (DAB commentary)


BBC Three Counties Radio
Studio Ewen Duncan
Bristol Rovers v Watford John Marks and ? (FM commentary)
Norwich v MK Dons Paul Dixon and ? (104.9FM commentary)
Wycombe v Nottm Forest Ben Campbell
Mansfield v Luton Simon Pitts and Andy ? (AM commentary)

According to Jon on Twitter, he was with Neil Price for commentary on 103.8, 92.1, 90.4, 95.5 & 98.0FM tonight.

Jon Marks is a prolific and interesting tweeter and his Twitter feed is worth checking out for Watford information.


I listened to Radio Wales Sport tonight, initially to the Wrexham v Tamworth game online and now I've tuned into commentary on extra-time in the Cardiff City v Huddersfield Town match on medium wave. I've not listened in a while but tuning in has reminded me why I've long considered Radio Wales to be one of the best BBC stations for sports coverage.

The MW coverage took extended spells of Swansea City commentary but it was still the kind of show I remembered when I used to listen with a bit more regularity, with them cutting away from the New Meadow to do Around the Grounds with Steffan at regular intervals.

Does Waynne Phillips spell his first name like that? Like Alan Brazil, I've heard two different versions. And it's good that Radio Wales are giving Mark Poyser a shot if Real Radio has given up on doing local football coverage in Wales as they have in the North-East of England.

I wouldn't call it given up, more reduced, as they still do the Real Sports phone in on a weekday evening.

I didn't really notice it at first, but did begin to wonder when, at the first day of the Premier League last week, there was no preview of football games straight after the news, there was no IRN Premier League previews at around about 2.30pm, and I/we didn't also hear from Real Radio's regular reporters at whatever game they were at.

They've gotten more female orientated towards their listeners lately, what with Ryan Seacrest being on the station, so maybe the owners thought that having sports on the station would now look out of place?

After the final penalty, Ed said that Bristol Rovers would face a trip to North East London next week to play Leyton Orient. Now as a geography pedant, I've always thought of Romford and the such as being in North East London, with Leyton Orient's stadium just in East London.

Do any Londoners want to come in on this?


I'd prefer it if it was Waynne with two n's, as Waynne is more or less the Welsh naming equivalent of 'Wayne'. Plus, when he was a regular on Sgorio a few years ago, he was down as Waynne then.

What's the other version of Alan Brazil? It can't have been Alan Brasil like the spelling that's used of the country?

What with you being an H&J listener in days gone by, I thought you'd be familiar with this clip.

Thanks for clearing the Waynne Phillips thing up, thought it might be a Welsh variant similar to Ian and Iain.

5 Live from last night from what I can remember through having Midweek Final Score on that them there Telebox.

Brighton & Hove Albion V Sunderland - Alistair Bruce-Ball and Steve Claridge
Doncaster Rovers V Leeds United - Peter Slater
Shrewsbury Town V Jackland - Juliette Ferrington
AFC Bournemouth V West Bromwich Albion - ?
Norwich City V Milton Keynes Dons - Russell Fuller
Northampton Town V Wolverhampton Wanderers - ? and Mark Bright (or were they both at the Bournemouth game?)
Aston Villa V Hereford United - ?

BBC Radio Scotland 23/8/11

Sportsound presented by Richard Gordon

Open All Mics on 810MW

Morton v St Mirren - Chick Young and Billy Dodds
Hibs v Berwick - Charlie Mann and Alan Preston
Aberdeen v Dundee - Scott Davie