Radio Leicester coverage

[fox in the sox]

13 minutes ago, Jimmy said:

when they clash Tigers commentary is online as they are allowed to do so, football stays on the FM feed

Yes but they were always done as separate programmes before with a presenter at both matches.

[UniFox21]

1 hour ago, Parafox said:

 

I doubt he will. His own mental health and the life events he went through clearly impacted his career and I imagine it made it difficult for him to focus resulting in him leaving RL, possibly by mutual consent.

 

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They will have played a part; but what I've heard his behaviour at work was a bigger factor. 

[Gamble92]

2 minutes ago, UniFox21 said:

They will have played a part; but what I've heard his behaviour at work was a bigger factor. 

Go on

[Wymsey]

6 minutes ago, Gamble92 said:

Go on

I don't think it's appropriate for someone to reveal this on a public forum, especially with club staff very likely to read this forum.

Edited 29 October 2023 by Wymsey

[Gamble92]

14 minutes ago, Wymsey said:

I don't think it's appropriate for someone to reveal this on a public forum, especially with club staff very likely to read this forum.

Booooooo

[sacreblueits442]

2 hours ago, Wymsey said:

Apparently Pearson wanted Stringer banned from interviewing him, and there were some internal club concerns over their working relationship.

...well documented regarding Stringer's relationship with Pearson!!!

Apparently, the "throat slash" action brought about a boycott by the players and Pearson which lasted a few years. They have made peace since and Stringer interviewed him not so long ago.

[Angus Scott]

8 hours ago, Jimmy said:

well the lead commentator for the Tigers lost his job meaning Adam Whittey now does commentary having been the presenter

Is that Chris Egerton?

[Jimmy]

15 hours ago, Angus Scott said:

Is that Chris Egerton?

yes bud

[Angus Scott]

7 hours ago, Jimmy said:

yes bud

He was an excellent & very knowledgable commentator. He even used to read the news at weekends.

Really bad news for Radio Leicester that they are having to sack talent like him

[Ian Nacho]

Had to listen to it on Saturday and it was pretty poor. 

[fox in the sox]

On 29/10/2023 at 22:01, Angus Scott said:

Is that Chris Egerton?

I can’t see how they can replace him with Emily Herbert. Good luck to her and she may have a good broadcasting career but at the moment she is not at the level you would expect from BBC local radio.

[Jimmy]

On 04/11/2023 at 22:06, fox in the sox said:

I can’t see how they can replace him with Emily Herbert. Good luck to her and she may have a good broadcasting career but at the moment she is not at the level you would expect from BBC local radio.

Adam Whitty is doing the coms now

[fox in the sox]

On 06/11/2023 at 02:47, Jimmy said:

Adam Whitty is doing the coms now

Yes he is the direct replacement for Chris Egerton but in terms of overall staffing it is Egerton out and Emily Herbert in.

[Wymsey]

Hope Alan Young is OK.

[Mark]

What's going on with this lately? Have always listened to this on the way home after matches but it appears to have turned into the rugby show. Is the football playing second fiddle to rugby now since relegation?

[fox in the sox]

1 hour ago, Mark said:

What's going on with this lately? Have always listened to this on the way home after matches but it appears to have turned into the rugby show. Is the football playing second fiddle to rugby now since relegation?

As I said earlier in the thread, it is now a joint programme for football and rugby when both are playing at the same time - so after match will cover both.

[Pliskin]

I like OPA, and Pipes, but the BBC in general is a steaming bag of sloppy dog shit.

[KrefelderFox666]

3 hours ago, Mark said:

What's going on with this lately? Have always listened to this on the way home after matches but it appears to have turned into the rugby show. Is the football playing second fiddle to rugby now since relegation?

I thought rugby was on DAB and football on FM when they clash?

[Jimmy]

2 hours ago, KrefelderFox666 said:

I thought rugby was on DAB and football on FM when they clash?

Live it was but post match they hopped between the 2

[Vlad the Fox]

It’s poor from RL, sport must be one of their biggest pulls and the cutbacks they’ve made will only drive away listeners, which will lead to further reductions in the sports show. They’re on a downward slope. 

[evil jack]

It’s all gone noticeably downhill recently.
The Thursday boot room podcast is now released before the broadcast. So it’s obviously prerecorded now.

[westernpark]

Unfortunately Radio Leicester has no choice but to make these cuts. Give it a couple of seasons and there won’t be any live sport broadcast. 

[Nolucklcfc]

Owynn is inexperienced so can’t really moan too much but I don’t enjoy the commentary like I did with stringer. Pipes is the best one on it

[lcfcben76]

On 04/11/2023 at 22:06, fox in the sox said:

I can’t see how they can replace him with Emily Herbert. Good luck to her and she may have a good broadcasting career but at the moment she is not at the level you would expect from BBC local radio.

Just stumbled across this thread but have to agree - good luck to any women in broadcasting but Emily lacks the football/Leicester knowledge to make the show worth tuning into when she’s on there… Owynn and Pipes are certainly worth the listen imo

[Rain King]

On a slightly related note is there any way to get the FM stream for Radio Leicester via an Alexa rather than DAB?

 

My Dad got a free one the other day but when he sat down to listen apparently could only get the Tigers commentary.