The championship - ITV's replacement to the premiership

[Fourteenth Eye]

ITV have today confirmed a new deal to show the Championship highlights. It will be shown on Sunday mornings at 1030 & be presented by Matt Smith with expert analysis from Adny townshend & co.

Im sure that they are so pleased that they lost the premiership & instead of going to Old trafford & highbury they have The Fortress that is withdean & millmoor

Will Andy townsend bring his tactics truck

 

[Theatre of Trees]

He'll have to park it in Mill Road like everybody else.

 

[Wilka]

I do hope the amazing tecnology that was pro zone will be used!

 

[Mr C]

Is this the replacement for Nationwide Football League Extra?

 

[somerset]

What is Des going to do now..??

 

[lost in london]

Excellent news, finally us exiles will be able to see a bit more of Brighton on telly. Better than that nationwide round up which only ever seemed to be on for 8 minutes at 3.15 am on a wednesday.

 

[Turkey]

It isn't excellent news. It's just replacing Soccer Sunday but less Albion coverage. We're unlikely to be the main game very often!

It would be better if it was longer. 45 mins is far to short for extended highlights, comment and highlights of the rest.

 

[saafend_seagull]

skys highlights are only an hour long as well, but o well.

 

[oldham gull]

45 mins for 2 main games, highlights of all the others, plus a couple of highlights from the 2 lower divisions, take into account advert breaks and you are not left with much decent action. You'll be lucky just to see the Albion goals once they have shown Leicester & W Ham every week.

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

It always bemused and annoyed me that Nationwide League Extra was shown around 1am, christ it's the national sport in this country and the majority of this country support a team outside of the top flite. Surely such a show could have competed with just about any programme in a primetime slot any day of the week in terms of viewing figures.

 

[London Irish]

It's a shame that Soccer Sunday is gone, Albion were the featured team, what, every 5-6 weeks? It will be a lot less on this new programme I reckon.

 

[Tony Le Mesmer]

Yeah tough titties on you local lot but for us exiles any national exposure is always welcomed......

 

[London Irish]

Yeah tough titties on you local lot but for us exiles any national exposure is always welcomed......

OK, but Meridian was available on Sky from anywhere in Britain, non-pay channel.

 

[Giant Seagull]

well the official site reports that there will be a regional programme "reguarly" on a thursday evening, (however evening is viewed in the broadest sense of the word ie: 2.20am with a special piece about fred dineage and his classic collection of pompeyfc mugs + exclusive highlights of pompey reserves against Barnet)

who knows.........

http://www.seagulls.premiumtv.co.uk/page/LatestDetail/0,,10433~548060,00.html

 

[Platypuss]

SPORT: Meridian Soccer Night
Channel: ITV1 Meridian 3
Date: Thursday 12th August 2004
Time: 23:00 to 23:30 (starting in 7 days)
Duration: 30 minutes.
Nick Halling presents news and action from our local Football League clubs. Including highlights of Gillingham v Leeds United and Reading's trip to West Ham.

 

[lincs seagull]

how quickly the league forget these itv wankers havent paid there debts from the failed tv contract and we still let them come back.

lets hope they are paying throught the nose wankers

 

[oldham gull]

how quickly the league forget these itv wankers havent paid there debts from the failed tv contract and we still let them come back.

lets hope they are paying throught the nose wankers

Do the league clubs see any extra revenue from this deal or is it just if they are the 'featured' match?