Originally Posted by The Scout:
“Data hubbers have a full programme of matches (excluding youth and women's football) to get their teeth into this weekend as this experimental phase of adding games from foreign leagues continues.
The feedback I got was for a wider range of stuff to be added, and I've found that up until now anything that's added tends to be covered by at least somebody.
As far as the A-League goes however, I've realised that these games don't really fit the current framework because BT make use of Fox Sports Australia's coverage... so it is neither BT's coverage OR the world feed.
So, if anyone wants to keep track of Australian match details, I suggest you make use of what's currently available and stick a note on the end. If I can see evidence of it being something people want to keep a record of going forward, I can come up with a solution to cater for it - otherwise it's not worth me doing anything about it. Cheers.”
Well, the verdict is in...
Any matches from inside Europe that have been made available up until this point have had data submitted, and this weekend proved that more than ever. All 29 matches were covered (with a very high degree of accuracy!), so thank you for all your contributions. I have processed the vast majority of it apart from a few world feeds.
As suspected, the Australian league was snubbed so I won't bother adding those in future. Probably for the best, otherwise it is effectively opening me up to accommodate data from broadcasters all over the world, and it's hard enough as it is keeping on top of what there is currently.
One thing I wanted to query is that Rio Ferdinand was assigned as being the 4th commentator for the West Ham v Arsenal game on BT. Did they go to him for a remark on something during the game or is this a rogue bit of info? I did notice that Howard Webb wasn't asked for his views on camera at half-time like he usually is (presumably because there were no real debatable referring decisions in the first half) but I am guessing he would have been used at some point during the game? Even though I don't like to classify him as a commentator like BT do, Webb is traditionally assigned the 4th commentator role in the hub.
How to categorise Jamie Redknapp on Sky from his gantry position is another thing I will be looking for us to agree on a policy for further down the line with regards to adding data.