Man Utd v Arsenal- Guy Mowbray for MotD

The Manchester derby would've justified the reunited tag more, if managers are central to Sky's thinking.

Palace v Man City- John Motson for MotD
Everton v Swansea- Alan Green for MotD
Spurs v West Ham- Simon Brotherton for MotD
Soton v Liverpool- Jonathan Pearce for MotD

I really don't get this Subaru - and this isn't the first time it has happened.

While I didn't see the coverage (so apologies if I am wrong in the case but the general point still stands as this has happened before), sounds like Summerton was just commentating.

If you don't know who's doing a role, why not just leave that information and then do a separate post later with who it actually is rather than doing a guessing game?

All you do when doing the latter is irritate other posters- it's pointless frankly. I actually try and defend you normally but I really don't see what you're trying to achieve with these sorts of posts.


It's awful isn't it. Having watched both their coverage and build-up to big games is almost becoming like the worst of US cable news - a white-haired man shouting a lot (hello Jim White), huge graphics, countdown clocks, slogans/'names' for what we're watching etc.

Does seem a bit desperate too for what is at the end of the day when you look at current positions a 4th v 6th game in November.

Trying to find any sort of logic in the 'ReUnited' slogan - perhaps the 'Re' stands for revenge (as Arsenal haven't won in the PL at Old Trafford for 10 years/Wenger hasn't beaten Mourinho in the PL - though that ignores other competitions like the FA Cup win for Arsenal 18 months ago/Arsenal beating Chelsea in the Community Shield little over a year ago) and United stands for well Manchester United.

But that's me really stretching the name a bit too far and trying to find any sort of meaning in what is probably a nickname a Sky exec came up with in a meeting.

Good to hear. Thought his article after England's Euros exit was very strong so would be nice to see him back on (though of course depends if he takes a job in coaching/management)

He didn't exactly stand out to make when he did punditry previously but then again he only did a few games and did OK.

Meanwhile Sky will be fast tracking their MLS contract with Gerrard, Lampard and Keane away!

Watford v Leicester- Steve Wilson for MotD
Stoke v Bournemouth- Alistair Mann for MotD

Sunderland v Hull- Mark Scott for MotD

Boro v Chelsea- Guy Mowbray for MotD2

Think I'm right in saying that all the branded matches have involved Mourinho so far.

Maybe Sky will release a DVD box set of these at the end of the season.

"The Jose Mourinho Collection"
Featuring...
- Derby Day
- Red Monday
- The Return
- ReUnited
- and more!

The star of the show hasn't performed too well in these games thus far...

Did they really brand derby day as, erm, 'Derby Day'?

Most other outlets went with Pep v José.

Super Sunday coverage on the 26th won't need a channel change, Sky are simulcasting the F1 but on Sky Sports 2/Mix now.

Soton v Liverpool- Ian Crocker for Sky Sports (live coverage available in Ireland)

To collate all the info
BBC Match of the Day - Saturday 19th November

Man United v Arsenal - Guy Mowbray
Crystal Palace v Man City - John Motson
Everton v Swansea - Alan Green
Southampton v Liverpool - Jonathan Pearce
Stoke v Bournemouth - Alistair Mann
Sunderland v Hull City - Mark Scott
Watford v Leicester - Steve Wilson
Tottenham v West Ham - Simon Brotherton

BBC Match of the Day 2 - Sunday 20th November

Middlesbrough v Chelsea - Guy Mowbray

I can't recall it getting quite the same treatment as the other games have done since then, and maybe it wasn't advertised as such - but they nevertheless went with it on the broadcast itself.

http://myclubontv.co.uk/DerbyDay.jpg

Kind of ironic if they didn't hype it up quite so much, given that it was the biggest clash of them all. Giving games titles may have been a brainwave that came slightly further down the line.

Not that a game of this magnitude needed any selling. Everyone would've watched it anyway for the fixture alone.

Barnsley v Wigan- Paul Walker

No doubt that'll change tomorrow.

Friday 18th November - BT Sport 1

Live Scottish Premiership: Kilmarnock v Celtic

Darrell Currie presenting from Rugby Park alongside Scott McDonald, Kris Boyd and Stephen Craigan

Commentators: Derek Rae and Chris Sutton

Reporter: Eilidh Barbour

German Bundesliga - Bayer Leverkusen v Red Bull Leipzig:

BT Sport 3 - Peter Drury and Chris Perry



Spanish La Liga - Real Betis v Las Palmas:

Sky Sports 5 - Rob Palmer and Gerry Armstrong



EFL: Championship - Brighton v Aston Villa (Sky Sports 1):

Scott Minto presenting from the AmEx Stadium with Peter Beagrie and Liam Rosenior. David Craig reporting.

Commentators - Daniel Mann and Andy Hinchcliffe



French Ligue 1 - Lille v Lyon:

BT Sport ESPN - Oliver Wilson

Rangers v Dundee- Tom Miller and Kevin Thomson for RangersTV

Manchester United v Arsenal- Jon Champion and Jim Beglin
Southampton v Liverpool- Jim Proudfoot and Matt Holland
Crystal Palace v Manchester City- Daniel Mann and Davie Provan
Everton v Swansea- Bill Leslie and Andy Hinchcliffe
Stoke v Bournemouth- Joe Speight and Danny Higginbotham
Sunderland v Hull- Gary Taphouse and Neil McCann
Watford v Leicester- Tony Jones and Tony Gale
Middlesbrough v Chelsea- Peter Drury and Jim Beglin
West Bromwich Albion v Burnley- Martin Tyler and Danny Higginbotham

Forest Green Rovers v Lincoln City (12:15pm) - BT Sport 1.

Matt Smith to present from The New Lawn with Kevin Davies and Gary Brabin. Natalie Quirk reporting.

Commentators: Adam Summerton and Adam Virgo.

St Mirren v Dunfermline Athletic (5:15pm) - BBC ALBA.

Callum Macaulay to present coverage from The Paisley 2021 Stadium.

Commentator: Hugh Dan MacLennan

A lovely correction in The Times today: 'The email inadvertently sent by Graeme Reid-Davies to 50 BBC colleagues in 2001 said that he thought Andy Gray and Jonathan Pearce were “both crap”, not that they were “both c***s” (News, Nov 15). We are pleased to correct the record and apologise for our mistake. Mr Reid-Davies has asked us to make clear that the original email was a joke, and says that the recipients did not include Messrs Gray and Pearce as we reported.'

http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/co...3c985500c29a13

Does this SSN-esque filling of the screen with information panels always happen in the build-up to Sky's Saturday lunchtime match?

New today, been used all season on Super League.

Sky using a SSNHQ layout on screen for the build-up with a rolling list of today's fixtures/team news on the bottom and stats of Man United V Arsenal on the right and news in the bottom-middle. Of course if you haven't noticed, Sky are using this setup for the ATP World Tour Finals.

Simon Thomas is with Graeme Souness, Ryan Giggs and Thierry Henry.