...and the problem with using an all Scottish commentry team is?

How typical of the BBC to waste money on sending the London based 5Live team to cover a tournament they have had no interest in.

How many times has Green seen Rangers this season?
How long will it take Green to start waffling about himself rather than the game?
Why is that odious little tickturd still employed by the BBC?

Euan was covering the Wycombe Wanderers v Stockport County play-off game on Sunday from 6.0.

Close enough for Jazz, then. I listened to a bit of BBC 3CR on Saturday Afternoon, heard him (Euan) namecheck himself, and when listening again on Sunday, thought I was listening to the same voice.



Anywhooo......

BBC Wales/Cymru details for Saturday's Cup Final

Bristol City V Crystal Palace (Coca Cola Championship Playoff Semi Final 2nd Leg)

BBC Radio Bristol/Somerset Sound - Geoff Twentymann (Host from Ground) Ben Orr (Reporter) Richard Hoskin and Scott Murray
BBC London - Phil Parry and Clive Walker
BBC Radio 5 Live - Ian Dennis (1-22) Simon Brotherton (22-45) and Leroy Rosenior
GWR FM Bristol: One of the Bush & Troy Breakfast People live at a Pub in St. Lawrence
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Bristol City v Crystal Palace - Ian Danter

It's Ian Brown.



Bedminster, not St. Lawrence. And both of them (Bush & Troy) are there.



Edit: Orignal 106.5 - Claire Stanley
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Geoff ended up as Co-Commentator, as Scott wanted to join in the Celebrations 3 minutes before the end of Extra Time.

We've also (So far) lost the Feed to the Ground Twice.

UEFA Cup Final, Zenit v Rangers at City of Manchester Stadium

Radio Scotland - John Barnes, Billy Dodds, Murdo MacLeod and Chick Young[/b]
Five Live - John Murray, Pat Nevin and Alan Green (commentary)

BBC Radio Five Live

UEFA Cup Final John Murray, Alan Green and Pat Nevin (commentary)
Hull v Watford Darren Fletcher (with commentary on Sports Extra by Conor MacNamara, David Oates and Steve McLaren)


Radio Clyde 1 and 2 (Glasgow)

UEFA Cup Final Paul Cooney (host) with Peter Martin, Derek Johnstone, Darryl King (of the '(Glasgow) Evening Times'), Mark Guidi and Hugh Keevins (commentary)


BBC Three Counties Radio

Hull v Watford Simon Oxley and Neil Price (commentary)


BBC London

Hull v Watford Nick Godwin and (possibly) Clive Walker (commentary)

Ewen Cameron and Alan Rough did commentary for Real Radio Scotland. Fantasically biased!

UEFA Cup Final: Rangers v Zenit St. Petersburg - Mark Donaldson
Hull v Watford - Graham Courtney

BBC Manchester
Salford v Celtic Crusaders: Trevor Hunt & Phil Kinsella (Sharing Commentary)

BBC 5 Live
Carlisle v Leeds: Only caught the last 20 mins after the rugby when it was Conor McNamara & Craig Brown. Sure someone will come up with the first commentator. Alistair Yeomans was on the touchline. Ian Brown was also updating on Wales v England Under 21s.

Ian Dennis was the first-quarter commentator.

Doncaster v Southend

BBC Radio Five Live Nigel Adderley and ? (second-half commentary)


Rochdale v Darlington

BBC Radio Five Live Peter Slater


Motherwell v Rangers

BBC Radio Five Live Roddy Forsyth

BBC Radio Scotland - David Begg, Billy Dodds and Chick Young (commentary)

Alan Lewis is IRN's main man for the Cup Final, succeeding Elliot Cook who did the last three, and John Anderson, whose last Cup Final of over a dozen was in 2004

FA Cup Final

BBC Radio Five Live Mark Pougatch (on-site host), Steve Claridge, Andy Legg with Mike Ingham, Alan Green, Chris Waddle and Graham Taylor (commentary) and Mike Sewell (reporter)
Talk Sport Andy Clark
BBC Radio Solent Kris Temple (host) Laurence Herdman, Guy Whittigham, Paul Hardiman (commentary), Johnny Cantor, Dominic Blake and Adam Blackmore (reporters)

BBC Radio Scotland

Kilmarnock v Falkirk - John Barnes and Jim Duffy (810MW commentary)
Inverness CT v St Mirren - Scott Davie and Brian Irvine (92-95FM commentary)

Radio Clyde, Glasgow (Peter Martin hosting Super Scoreboard)

Motherwell v Rangers Tom Millar, Mark Guidi, Darryl King and Andy Walker
Inverness v St Mirren Bob Smith
Kilmarnock v Falkirk Fraser Wishart

Saturday 17th May

FA Cup Final: Portsmouth v Cardiff - Andy Clarke
Motherwell v Rangers (12:30pm) - Mark Donaldson
Rochdale v Darlington (12:00pm) - Graham Beecroft

First Test Day Three: England v New Zealand - Jack Bannister
PGA European Tour: Irish Open - Mike Bovill

Stockport v Wycombe (6:00pm) - Simon Humphreys

BBC Radio Wales

7-9am Morning of the Match - Bethan Rhys Roberts Hosting from a Pub in Canton, Cardiff. Oliver Hides (and for a brief period Jason Perry) hosting from Cardiff's Team Hotel. Emma Cook reporting from Olympic Way, and Scott Williams reporting on Travel duties with 'Valley RAMS' Supporters.

9-11am Oliver Hides joined by Kevin Ratcliffe and Rob Phillips to do a Phone In.

11-1pm Rhod Gilbert and Chris Corcoran hosting from Rhod's Home Kitchen. Guests included Frank Henessey and a Comedian who's Name I've forgotten (but he's the One who did that 'Ayotollah Song).

1-3pm FA Cup Build up - Oliver Hides (Now from Wembley) joined by Jason Perry, Kevin Ratcliffe, Roger Clarke (for about 5 minutes). Owen Money amongst the Fans, as well as Emma Cook. Phil Steele reporting from Cardiff Bay (where the Big TV Screens were)

3-5pm Rob Phillips, Kevin Ratcliffe and Ian Walsh (Commentary)

5pm-6.30pm Oliver Hides, Kevin Ratcliffe, Jason Perry and Ian Walsh discussing what went Wrong.

BBC Radio Cymru

2-5.40pm Dylan Ebenezer (Host) with Commentary from Gareth Blainey and Iwan Roberts. Gareth Rhys Owen reporting from Cardiff Bay.

5.40pm-8pm Eleri Sion from the Millennium Stadium.

Neath V Pontypridd (Konica Minolta Cup RU Final) - Cenydd Davis, Garyn Evans and ((Unknown))

Real Radio South Wales

1-6.30pm Dave Brookes (Host and After Game Interviewer) Mark Poyser (Reporter and Commentary) Sam Fleet (Commentary) and David Giles.

How could I forget. Malcolm Allen also as Co-Commentator. Dylan Griffiths was Pitchside Reporter.


Eleri and Cenydd Davis also updating us on the Shane Williams Testimonial Match.


Phone In was 9-10am. Rhod was 10-midday.


Simon Davies as Pitchside Reporter.

London Wasps V Bath (Guinness Premiership RU Playoff Semi-Final)

BBC Radio Bristol/Somerset FM - Richard Hoskin (Studio Host) Andrew Sheridan and Mike Tremlitt as Commentary Team. Dan Albutt as Reporter/interviewer.

BBC London - Nigel Barden and Sara Orchard
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