The latest National League TV selections for August has been revealed just days on from the 2022/23 fixture lists being released.
BT Sport have made their live picks for the season’s first month and we kick-off in style with no fewer than six matches to get things going.
There is a lot of excitement with opening day on the 6th of August – and there is bound to be plenty of action to feast on in the first four weeks as we start with half a dozen early crackers, say BT Sport.
We get a close look at many of the Vanarama National League newcomers early on and it’s Scunthorpe United up first.
Chris Hargreaves has been a loyal BT Sport pundit for years but now he will be grilled by the panel – he brings his Yeovil Town team to Glanford Park in a live opening day encounter.
Oldham Athletic are up next and it’s Dorking Wanderers – promoted from the Vanarama National League South last season – who head to Boundary Park on August 13, kick-off 5.20pm.
There’s a Wednesday game soon after – Solihull Moors welcome York City on August 17, that starts at 7.45pm.
It’s a big grudge match on August 20 as we get our first glance at new-look Notts County, they take on Chesterfield in a massive early season clash.
We end the month with a Bank Holiday double bill.
Woking welcome Wrexham hoping to repeat last season’s live heroics, this game is on Saturday August 27.
Then on the Monday, Dean Brennan’s Barnet come under the microscope with Eastleigh looking to put on a show. That game kicks-off at the slightly earlier time of 5.15pm.
Upcoming live BT Sport matches:
Saturday August 6 – Scunthorpe United v Yeovil Town (5.20pm)
Saturday August 13 – Oldham Athletic vs Dorking Wanderers (5.20pm)
Wednesday August 17 – Solihull Moors vs York City (7.45pm)
Saturday August 20 – Notts County v Chesterfield (5.20pm)
Saturday August 27 – Woking v Wrexham (5.20pm)
Monday August 29 – Barnet v Eastleigh (5.15pm)
Fans reacted to the latest National League TV selections…
@PointlessBoyco1: First game for Scunny v Yeovil on TV? OK, it’s only BT and it means they don’t need to show them again, but really? What could possibly go wrong…?
@oafc19: Income for the club 👍 hopefully fans still go for the first home game under new owners 🙌 #oafc
@MhLatic26: Think BT only pay about £7k but every little helps! #oafc
@Tim73Palf: Bloody hell its started already. #spireites
@StuartsStuart: And so it begins #spireites
@Alton10G: Oh dear #spireites
@oliverb67: Death taxes and Chesterfield Vs Notts county on bt sport
@CurtCFC: Don’t think the fuzz will be pleased with that one 🤣
@MikeyShaw3: That’s shocking that.. late kick off and playing hours away on the Saturday and then playing again Monday.. surely something should be said??? #wxmafc
@ChrisLukeJones: BT absolutely love throwing a 400 mile+ round trip as an evening kick off don’t they?
@JamieCo45519481: Better games to have picked for the opening day but let’s face it you’ve only picked that one because of Chris Hargreaves
@morganzwynne: York on TV what is happeninggggg
@Ben_YCFCsankey: City are massive 🎵
@rpeasland: Super supporter-friendly, that @btsport #¨ytfc
@elliotwarnerr: Yeah nice one bt #ytfc
BT RENEW NATIONAL LEAGUE BROADCAST
BT Sport has renewed its exclusive rights to broadcast the National League for a further three years until the end of the 2023/24 season, with more games set to be broadcast than ever before.
BT Sport has been broadcasting live and exclusive coverage of English football’s fifth tier since 2013 and the new deal will see live National League matches shown every week in a regular Saturday slot.
BT Sport’s coverage, led by presenter Matt Smith, follows the regular season championship race plus the exciting end-of-season playoffs as 23 teams battle it out for two precious spots in the Football League.
Alongside Smith are commentators Adam Summerton and Adam Virgo plus a cast of expert pundits including former Norwich City and Barrow striker Grant Holt, former Torquay United manager Chris Hargreaves and former Southport manager Kevin Davies.
Joining them pitchside are regular roving reporters Natalie Quirk and Becky Ives.
Alongside the weekly live match coverage, the BT Sport team bring fans every goal from every National League match in the weekly Vanarama National League Highlights show.
The show is created through an innovative link between BT and students associated with selected National League clubs who receive broadcast training from BT to go on and help create the show.
Simon Green, head of BT Sport, said: “Over the past few years we’ve developed an innovative relationship with the league, including world-first 5G-enabled remote broadcasts and training local students who help create BT Sport’s National League highlights shows.
“The National League remain a valued partner to BT, particularly during the pandemic, in staging last season’s playoff matches and the 2020-21 season.”
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