The Gardeners' World Blog

When I joined BBC Sport, we had a show called Sportsnight which ran every Wednesday night throughout the winter. It sometimes showed boxing or snooker, but most weeks we were frantically editing highlights of football: England and other home nations' internationals, FA Cup replays, and European club competitions were all given their first airing on Sportsnight. It seems incredible looking back, but none of those games were shown live anywhere in those days.

So, we were the only outlet for any of it, and the rapid turnaround made for some unbelievably hairy nights in the videotape area. Today, we have a rare chance to relive those days with an extra-curricular Match of the Day (2240 BST, BBC ONE and UK broadband simulcast) for the midweek Premiership action. Six games are being played on the night, and we'll round-up last night's game, too.