It's my day off and I’m spending it with family. However, she denied having ever been booked for the fixture.Ĭhowdhury told Telegraph Sport: "I was never booked to present a WSL match today. The BBC's TV schedule had stated that Reshmin Chowdhury was due to present the match.
Mr Adderley is not a BBC commentator, but provided coverage for the WSL’s international feed which was bought as an emergency measure for BBC Two. Emergency measureĪfter an awkward pause, the voice of Nigel Adderley began to commentate.
It meant coverage of the match started 10 minutes late, with the familiar Match of the Day music in the opening sequence fading out to a shot of the Kingsmeadow Stadium - and only the sound of the crowd. However, the impasse had not been broken in time for Sunday’s Premier League and Women’s Super League (WSL) fixtures, throwing plans into disarray on BBC One, BBC Two and BBC Radio 5 Live.įew things better captured the chaos engulfing the schedule than 10 yawning seconds of silence after the opening music at the start of its women’s football coverage.īy all accounts, it was the crunch fixture of the season: Chelsea taking on the league leaders Manchester United, who were just a point ahead of them at the top of the Women’s Super League.īut the broadcaster was unable to offer any pre-match coverage after its on-air talent refused to appear instead lining up to support Lineker. The BBC had suspended Lineker as host of Match of the Day for criticising the Government’s policy on illegal immigration, although on Sunday it emerged the former footballer was poised to return to work next week.
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