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Posted February 08, 2014 07:54 · last edited February 08, 2014 08:02

JarrodM wrote:

I see on the guide sky now have Gillette Soccer Saturday on at 4am. from what I can see it is a studio based show that rounds up the goals from all the matches in england.

Well worth watching or recording - is live from the UK with all the results and analysis as they come in -  Sky Sport 2

In the UK it runs on Sky Sports News Channel every Saturday  12 pm - 6 pm. Has been going for more than twenty years (16 years under the current name).

Here they are just broadcasting the 3 pm to 5.30 pm segment (4 am - 6.30 am in NZ) which has progress from the 3 pm kick-off games (4 am - 5.50 am in NZ) and at about 6 am the Saturday football results from all the British leagues. 

Best to record it if you watch some of the games.

Sky Sport are also broadcasting the Sky Sports News bulletins sometimes from the UK now. I used to really enjoy those when Sky News UK was broadcast 24 bours in NZ in the late 1990's / early 2000's  - unfortunately Sky then switched to Sky News Australia which is crap.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soccer_Saturday

 

Format

Soccer Saturday is broadcast from 12 pm on Sky Sports News and lasts for up to six hours. The programme begins with the host and four regular in-studio pundits previewing the weekend's matches, reviewing recent results and debating current issues in football. The show is also famous for the rapport between the pundits and the presenter. There is much banter between the pundits and Jeff Stelling, who, in a good humoured manner, often points out each other's mistakes and incorrect predictions. Stelling exuberantly celebrates goals scored by his favourite teamHartlepool United F.C. Viewers are kept updated on the progress of early kick-offs by reporters at the games and by graphics below and to the right of the director's cut. These graphics also includes latest team news and league standings.

From 3 pm–5.15pm, Soccer Saturday provides running coverage of the 3 pm league matches, none of which are televised in the UK (and only one of which is televised in Ireland). The graphics display a vidiprinter and cycle through current scores in the English and Scottish leagues, with Jeff Stelling providing commentary on the events as they unfold. Significant events at the most high profile games – almost always in the Premier League – are described by the studio panel who each watch a game on a monitor. Other games deemed important are reported on by correspondents at the grounds connected to the studio by a video link, ISDN or telephone.

After the 3 pm games finish, the classified football results are read by Alan Lambourn and this is followed by a run-through of the updated league tables. A commercial break then follows and this is when the vidiprinter is removed from the screen. For the final 45 minutes of the programme the studio pundits discuss the games they have been watching, and post-match interviews with players and managers are shown conducted by that evening's Football First commentators.

The regular format occasionally changes, for example during international windows when the Premier League does not play, the show is often shortened to 2 pm-5:30 pm.

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Big Pete 65 edited February 08, 2014 08:02
JarrodM wrote:

I see on the guide sky now have Gillette Soccer Saturday on at 4am. from what I can see it is a studio based show that rounds up the goals from all the matches in england.

Well worth watching or recording - is live from the UK with all the results and analysis as they come in -  Sky Sport 2

In the UK it runs on Sky Sports News Channel every Saturday  12 pm - 6 pm. Has been going for more than twenty years (16 years under the current name).

Here they are just broadcasting the 3 pm to 5.30 pm segment (4 am - 6.30 am in NZ) which has progress from the 3 pm kick-off games (4 am - 5.50 am in NZ) and at about 6 am the Saturday football results from all the British leagues. 

Best to record it if watch some of the games.

Sky Sport are also broadcasting the Sky Sports News bulletins sometimes from the UK now. I used to really enjoy those when Sky News UK was broadcast 24 bours in NZ in the late 1990's / early 2000's  - unfortunately Sky then switched to Sky News Australia which is crap.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soccer_Saturday

 

Format

Soccer Saturday is broadcast from 12 pm on Sky Sports News and lasts for up to six hours. The programme begins with the host and four regular in-studio pundits previewing the weekend's matches, reviewing recent results and debating current issues in football. The show is also famous for the rapport between the pundits and the presenter. There is much banter between the pundits and Jeff Stelling, who, in a good humoured manner, often points out each other's mistakes and incorrect predictions. Stelling exuberantly celebrates goals scored by his favourite teamHartlepool United F.C. Viewers are kept updated on the progress of early kick-offs by reporters at the games and by graphics below and to the right of the director's cut. These graphics also includes latest team news and league standings.

From 3 pm–5.15pm, Soccer Saturday provides running coverage of the 3 pm league matches, none of which are televised in the UK (and only one of which is televised in Ireland). The graphics display a vidiprinter and cycle through current scores in the English and Scottish leagues, with Jeff Stelling providing commentary on the events as they unfold. Significant events at the most high profile games – almost always in the Premier League – are described by the studio panel who each watch a game on a monitor. Other games deemed important are reported on by correspondents at the grounds connected to the studio by a video link, ISDN or telephone.

After the 3 pm games finish, the classified football results are read by Alan Lambourn and this is followed by a run-through of the updated league tables. A commercial break then follows and this is when the vidiprinter is removed from the screen. For the final 45 minutes of the programme the studio pundits discuss the games they have been watching, and post-match interviews with players and managers are shown conducted by that evening's Football First commentators.

The regular format occasionally changes, for example during international windows when the Premier League does not play, the show is often shortened to 2 pm-5:30 pm.

Big Pete 65 edited February 08, 2014 08:01
JarrodM wrote:

I see on the guide sky now have Gillette Soccer Saturday on at 4am. from what I can see it is a studio based show that rounds up the goals from all the matches in england.

Well worth watching or recording - is live from the UK with all the results and analysis as they come in. Sky Sport 2
In the UK it runs on Sky Sports News Channel every Saturday  12 pm - 6 pm. Has been going for more than twenty years (16 years under the current name).
Here they are just broadcasting the 3 pm to 5.30 pm segment (4 am - 6.30 am in NZ) which has progress from the 3 pm kick-off games (4 am - 4.50 am in NZ) and at about 6 am the Saturday football results from all the British leagues. 

 
Format

Soccer Saturday is broadcast from 12 pm on Sky Sports News and lasts for up to six hours. The programme begins with the host and four regular in-studio pundits previewing the weekend's matches, reviewing recent results and debating current issues in football. The show is also famous for the rapport between the pundits and the presenter. There is much banter between the pundits and Jeff Stelling, who, in a good humoured manner, often points out each other's mistakes and incorrect predictions. Stelling exuberantly celebrates goals scored by his favourite teamHartlepool United F.C. Viewers are kept updated on the progress of early kick-offs by reporters at the games and by graphics below and to the right of the director's cut. These graphics also includes latest team news and league standings.

From 3 pm–5.15pm, Soccer Saturday provides running coverage of the 3 pm league matches, none of which are televised in the UK (and only one of which is televised in Ireland). The graphics display a vidiprinter and cycle through current scores in the English and Scottish leagues, with Jeff Stelling providing commentary on the events as they unfold. Significant events at the most high profile games – almost always in the Premier League – are described by the studio panel who each watch a game on a monitor. Other games deemed important are reported on by correspondents at the grounds connected to the studio by a video link, ISDN or telephone.

After the 3 pm games finish, the classified football results are read by Alan Lambourn and this is followed by a run-through of the updated league tables. A commercial break then follows and this is when the vidiprinter is removed from the screen. For the final 45 minutes of the programme the studio pundits discuss the games they have been watching, and post-match interviews with players and managers are shown conducted by that evening's Football First commentators.

The regular format occasionally changes, for example during international windows when the Premier League does not play, the show is often shortened to 2 pm-5:30 pm.