We take a look a the latest National League TV selections for March as another batch of games have been picked for broadcast.
The promotion race is heating up and will be covered by BT Sport as three more National League matches will be televised with no fans in the stands right now.
March is expected to be another epic month in the fifth tier of English footbal as the title race and chase for play-off places gets tasty.
The National League say: “Sutton United supplied one of the best televised moments of the season so far in salvaging a late point at Wealdstone in November.
“The U’s title credentials will be put to the test at The Borough Sports Ground as ever-improving Wrexham come to town on March 6th.
“A week later, Gary Johnson’s table topping Torquay United face a trip to a Boreham Wood side with promotion aspirations of their own.
“The month closes with a clash between two of the season’s surprise packages coming toe-to-toe.
“After recently celebrating a 150th anniversary as the stadium of Maidenhead United, York Road welcomes the high-flying Robins of Altrincham to Berkshire. Kick-off will be at the slightly later time of 18.15 for this intriguing battle.”
LATEST BT SPORT TV SELECTIONS
Saturday March 6- Sutton United vs Wrexham (17:20) BT Sport 1
Saturday March 13 – Boreham Wood vs Torquay United (17:20) BT Sport 1
Saturday March 27 – Maidenhead United vs Altrincham (18:15) BT Sport 2
There is one game that was previously selected to be show in BT Sport, and that is Hartlepool United v Barnet which will be shown on Saturday the 27th of February with a kick off time at 5:20pm.
BT Sport revealed in December that they will continue to broadcast matches from the National League through to the end of the 2023/24 season.
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.”
Brian Barwick, chairman of the National League, said: “We are delighted to continue our partnership with BT Sport. Their coverage of the Vanarama National League has been simply outstanding.
“Informed and comprehensive, our League has been broadcast in a highly polished and professional fashion. A lot of hard work over the last past seven years has produced some exceptional television.
“The new three-year contract will take us into over a decade of coverage by BT Sport. This speaks volumes for the confidence we have in how our matches have been brought to an established and growing audience.”
Fans have given their reaction on the latest National League TV selections, find out what they had to say below…
@JrKroz (Maidenhead fan): You’d think they’d pick a prestigious game but okay. Still, the TV cameras are always nice I guess.
@nick_french (Torquay fan): Excellent news
@TomGurneyyy (Boreham Wood fan): Yesssss 🤩
@tom_murray456 (Alty fan): typical. the one time we’re on tv it’s at a time i can’t watch
@CFCJacckk: Sutton on tv better then seeing Torquay on there every week.
@ferrarif50lover: BT Sport really don’t know a damn thing about our division, do they.
@Gandermonium: Back on the box it seems…
@WxmRob: Odds on that being postponed due to weather as well?
@mallers01 (Wrexham fan): Let’s hope we start shooting practice in training in the run up to the 6th. We’ll be under the spotlight after the sale with a bigger TV audience!
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