Originally Posted by bwfcol:
“It's a shame the Championship season clashes with a meaningful PL game which means focus is taken away from a very exciting end of season. This impacts 5Live who have Norwich/Utd scheduled in. They should do the end of the FL season IMO”
“It's a shame the Championship season clashes with a meaningful PL game which means focus is taken away from a very exciting end of season. This impacts 5Live who have Norwich/Utd scheduled in. They should do the end of the FL season IMO”
Last season, BBC Radio 5 Live switched commentary on a Saturday 12.45pm Premier League kick-off (if I remember rightly, a London derby involving two "big six" clubs, albeit one with no title or relegation implications hinging on it) over to Radio 5 Live Sports Extra in order to prioritise the final day of the Championship season. The switch was only made within a week of that Saturday, and beforehand I know a few of us had criticised the original plan and subsequently praised them for making the right call.
With Middlesbrough v Brighton being a straight shootout for automatic promotion, hopefully (surely?) they will make the same call this time around.
Originally Posted by swb1964:
“Does anyone know if Walsall v Fleetwood is on radio tomorrow?
If Fleetwood win or draw then Burton Albion will be in the Championship next season...”
“Does anyone know if Walsall v Fleetwood is on radio tomorrow?
If Fleetwood win or draw then Burton Albion will be in the Championship next season...”
This is a bit after the Lord Mayor's Show, but both BBC WM and BBC Radio Lancashire had commentary on Walsall's fine win over Fleetwood Town (details to follow). It would have been good if Radio 5 Live Sports Extra could have carried one of these commentaries (under normal circumstances, it would be WM given Walsall were the home team), but they had live county cricket coverage on there at the time.
It will be interesting to see if Radio 5 Live/Sports Extra carry a commentary on the final day of the League One season on Sunday given that the Saddlers are still fighting for automatic promotion and Burton must get a point to go up should we put in another winning performance.



