Championship football and more on the BBC
- 6 Nov 07, 10:02 AM
As Head of Sport, I get lobbied a fair bit. Perfectly fairly, people want to see their passions reflected on the BBC's airwaves - and there are two areas that get mentioned a lot.
The first is cricket. I'm repeatedly asked when it'll be back on BBC screens, to which all we can say is: watch this space. The rights will be tendered in the next year or so, and we've said we'd like to bid.
The second is non-Premier League football. Fans have argued consistently here on this blog and when I've been out and about that the BBC's television portfolio should reflect the 72 clubs of the Football League as well as the Premier League giants on Match Of The Day.
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