The Championship (TV series)
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The Championship, a replacement football programme for The Premiership which is on Sunday on ITV1. After the Premiership highlights went off ITV, the Championship came in as a replacement. The theme music (U2's Beautiful Day), was kept.
It has recently become sponsored by Absolute Poker.
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[edit] The beginning
As from the 2005-2006 season, the programme started covering action from Football League 1 and Football League 2 showing all the goals. On some half-hour editions no action from either division has been broadcast. Originally, key moments from Football League 1 and Football League 2 were shown.
In the first show, the first match shown was a match between Coventry City FC and Sunderland AFC which Coventry won 2-0. Peter Brackley (from Pro Evolution Soccer) commentated.
[edit] The Team
[edit] Presenter
- Matt Smith, the presenter from the start and has been ever present for every edition apart from one when Angus Scott covered.
[edit] Pundits
- Robbie Earle reports in depth on a game in the Football League.
- Andy Townsend reports in depth on a game in the Football League.
- Ally McCoist reports in depth on a game in the Football League.
[edit] Reporters
- Dave Beckett
- Richard Henwood
- Trevor Harris
- Mick Conway
- Roger Tames
- Gary Bloom
[edit] Commentators
- Trevor Harris
- Phil Duffel did one game.
