A couple of minutes ago, I saw the BBC's trailer for their coverage of The Championship, League 1 and League 2. The Football League Show looks set to be broadcast after MOTD -- Saturday evenings will be getting later. Further, ten games will be shown live, beginning with West Brom v. Newcastle on the 8th August. Our writer, Josh Hortin recently summed up the attraction of The Championship (you can read the article here: http://bit.ly/13RC4p) and it seems that this piece was a fitting precursor to the energy that the BBC trail seeks to convey.
There are a few reasons that the BBC's transmission of these highlights/games is a good thing:
1. The BBC's presentation of football is vastly superior to ITV's. The bungled, time-changing efforts of ITV's coverage of the second tier will be warmly forgotten. As will their penchant for just plonking a correspondent on a pitch to do some links -- always awful.
2. If the initial 11.10 timeslot is taken as a guide, we can hope/presume that the Beeb will be placing the highlights directly after MOTD. If so, the BBC would attract Premier League fans who may not have followed the lower tiers before. I generally never want MOTD to end, watching some competitive Championship/League 1/League 2 football would definitely quench my thirst for more football late on Saturday nights.
3. The relegation of Boro and Newcastle was deserved, they didn't get the points. But, it was a shock for the fourth hotbed of football in the UK (after the North West, Birmingham and London). These highlights will ensure that the wider population remain aware of the fantastic footballing community in the North East.
4. Unlike MOTD, these highlights will be available on iPlayer.
5. Maniche gets to anchor the highlights show. Legend.
I think we'll all be tuning in.
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