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Liquid Gold · Mar 10, 2026

CWR while not being all that is a lot better than opposition stations.

I had to resort to Sheffield United commentary during our win there and they praise everything their team does and talk about how awful the away team was.

Example being a couple of 50/50s, when they clattered one of our players the commentary was "[insert Sheff Utd player] was a bit cheeky there left a bit in" and when we fouled them it was "Disgraceful by Coventry there, the ref needs to get ahold of this"

Local radio is always going to look a bit amateurish compared to the glitzy Sky Spots stuff people are accustomed to now but I think ours isn't too bad.

Brighton Sky Blue · Mar 10, 2026

tskezz said:
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He’s 100% right.

AOM · Mar 10, 2026

Liquid Gold said:
CWR while not being all that is a lot better than opposition stations.

I had to resort to Sheffield United commentary during our win there and they praise everything their team does and talk about how awful the away team was.

Example being a couple of 50/50s, when they clattered one of our players the commentary was "[insert Sheff Utd player] was a bit cheeky there left a bit in" and when we fouled them it was "Disgraceful by Coventry there, the ref needs to get ahold of this"

Local radio is always going to look a bit amateurish compared to the glitzy Sky Spots stuff people are accustomed to now but I think ours isn't too bad.

I'd definitely rather listen to CWR coverage of the game than some of the commentary that Sky puts on.
Some of it is so painful to listen to. Especially the main two who seem to get a lot of big Championship games.

itsabuzzard · Mar 10, 2026

SBT said:
What would you ask the players after the game?

What's for tea?

chiefdave · Mar 10, 2026

Dougin said:
CWR needs axing like the rest of the BBC

Someone doesn't remember when the commentary was on another channel a few seasons back. Was horrifically bad.

MAFF · Mar 10, 2026

CovValleyBoy said:
Calm down Maff , I didn't go Northampton either or League 2 matches very often. Clearly most of us didn't. We still cared deeply.
Like many, I think we were waiting for a team & a club to support.
Now we have one.

PS can't stand Liverpool.

Major Tom · Mar 10, 2026

tskezz said:
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I would expect it has been very tough for him coming from a promotion team into a leaky defence I and would expect Woolfenden thought there would be more game time.
Unfortunately for him the form up front was fantastic the first half of the season but the defence was still the weak link.
I thought he spoke well and this has been badly taken out of context.
Same for KKH who was brought in to rest MVE hasn’t seen much game time either.

COVKIDSNEVERQUIT · Mar 10, 2026

skybluecam said:
CWR just isn’t very good these days. Gurney has a massive ego. Lorna acts too much like a fan. Oggy is Oggy and doesn't act like a fan.

* edit

COVKIDSNEVERQUIT · Mar 10, 2026

Dougin said:
CWR used to be class back in the day. They used to let the right charcters on the phone in.

They wont let them on now its gone all woke, like this forum.

Ones its woke there is no fun in anything.

I used to phone in when Clive Eakin and Adam Dent did the phone in, not anymore.

I upset them both once, when I said to Clive, what shirt you wearing tonight your Tranmere shirt and Adam what shirt are you wearing tonight your Wolves shirt, to both of them at the same time.

That was fun that Friday night.

EalingSB · Mar 10, 2026

Clive and Oggy were a brilliant team and I think Oggy offers some decent insight (along with the odd error obviously). Rob clearly doesn't want to say 'bender' on the BBC so I have no reason why he keeps saying the fans are singing the Onyeka song rather than just letting it play out in the background!

Same thing reading out texts that are daft - get someone screening them so he's not in that position.

Generally the coverage is a lot better than most from what I've heard but inferior to some as you'd expect.

Clive was so measured and delivered some iconic lines with Vik's goal being the best for me. Hopefully Rob can find the right words to deliver some memorable lines of his own as this season promises so much.

Sky Blue Pete · Mar 10, 2026

EalingSB said:
Clive and Oggy were a brilliant team and I think Oggy offers some decent insight (along with the odd error obviously). Rob clearly doesn't want to say 'bender' on the BBC so I have no reason why he keeps saying the fans are singing the Onyeka song rather than just letting it play out in the background!

Same thing reading out texts that are daft - get someone screening them so he's not in that position.

Generally the coverage is a lot better than most from what I've heard but inferior to some as you'd expect.

Clive was so measured and delivered some iconic lines with Vik's goal being the best for me. Hopefully Rob can find the right words to deliver some memorable lines of his own as this season promises so much.

Yep particularly enjoyed him saying it was ok to pull off the ball boys at half time

EalingSB · Mar 10, 2026

Sky Blue Pete said:
Yep particularly enjoyed him saying it was ok to pull off the ball boys at half time

Exactly why texts need to be screened rather than the presenter reading them out live!

SkyBlueDom26 · Mar 10, 2026

Gurney is scared to say the word ‘bender’ even though every city fan sings it, it’s embarrassing as are the whole team bar oggy. Bring back Clive and send gurney back to West Brom

Senior Vick from Alicante · Mar 10, 2026

This thread is nuts, either turn the volume down on the stream or don't listen. There's shit loads worse commentary out there, some twat at the BBC tweets bollocks and you lot want to murder the local radio station. If we get promoted this place is going to be fucking toxic next season.

theskyisthelimit · Mar 10, 2026

In totally different news but someone mentioned the Sky pundits. Who do you reckon they'll get on to cover our games (if we make the prem) as they seem to like to have one link to the club.

Can't think of anyone who could do it who they have in their studio regularly

Legia Sky Blue · Mar 10, 2026

theskyisthelimit said:
In totally different news but someone mentioned the Sky pundits. Who do you reckon they'll get on to cover our games (if we make the prem) as they seem to like to have one link to the club.

Can't think of anyone who could do it who they have in their studio regularly

I'm sure I've seen Clinton Morrison do it. There's also Tim Sherwood I think

AOM · Mar 10, 2026

theskyisthelimit said:
In totally different news but someone mentioned the Sky pundits. Who do you reckon they'll get on to cover our games (if we make the prem) as they seem to like to have one link to the club.

Can't think of anyone who could do it who they have in their studio regularly

Return of the King

theskyisthelimit · Mar 10, 2026

Legia Sky Blue said:
I'm sure I've seen Clinton Morrison do it. There's also Tim Sherwood I think

That makes sense. I suppose Morrison has done championship games and Sherwood was all over TV around his sacking at Spurs so no doubt they will dust him off then.

I was thinking Robbie Keane if he isn't managing anywhere in future or potentially Henderson (I know it was just a loan spell) when he retires

covcity4life · Mar 10, 2026

They shouldn't have chosen that quote but it's not a big deal

Woolf is more than entitled to have his say. It's not a big deal

Don't turn on oggy because of cwr social media team FFS

Only traitors use other teams commentary unless our one is down!

fatso · Mar 10, 2026

MAFF said:
I can't listen to the match coverage on CWR anymore. It's dumbed down, lowest common denominator shite probably manufactured for the 15,000 happy clappers who supported Liverpool before 2023. Alos, Bailey and Gurney are irritating beyond belief. Who on earth thought it was a good idea to get rid of Clive and replace him with these 2 clowns?

Its definitely gone massively down hill.
To be honest it just sounds so immature and unprofessional now. Only Oggy is worth listening to, and half the time he doesn't remember who we are playing

Mercian In Anglia · Mar 10, 2026

AOM said:
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state of that hand- nightmare fuel

shmmeee · Mar 10, 2026

Sky Blue Pete said:
Mmmmmm

mmmmmm….

sex freaks…

shmmeee · Mar 10, 2026

Is this the thread to complain wildly about the BBC while failing to be able to name anything better?

If we’re going full Facebook comments section maybe we can fit something about cycle lanes in too?

skybluecam · Mar 10, 2026

shmmeee said:
Is this the thread to complain wildly about the BBC while failing to be able to name anything better?

If we’re going full Facebook comments section maybe we can fit something about cycle lanes in too?

15 minutes cities woke nonsense

biggymania · Mar 10, 2026

This is a storm in a teacup for sure. If we're talking CWR and what they could improve - it's a positive Lorna moving off of matchday coverage.

Rob to me is a tough listen, particularly when we're not doing well - his own negativity is not enjoyable to listen to. I think Oggy is a pretty decent summariser and to me reads the game well - I wouldn't describe him as biased, but of course they spend far more time talking about Coventry than the opponent - which is to be expected. He makes a lot of silly mistakes - getting players names wrong, mixing up the team we're playing etc but he is pretty knowledgeable on the whole.

I miss Clive so much and wish he hadn't moved on or been moved on.

alexccfc99 · Mar 10, 2026

Was it ever revealed as to whether Clive was pushed out or left on his own accord?

EalingSB · Mar 10, 2026

If it wasn’t clear above, personally I find it fantastic that I’m able to pay 150 euros a season and watch every game with local Cov comms on iFollow - best money I spend every year.

Earlsdon_Skyblue1 · Mar 10, 2026

alexccfc99 said:
Was it ever revealed as to whether Clive was pushed out or left on his own accord?

We should put more pressure on CWR to bring him back. Then we might find out.

Earlsdon_Skyblue1 · Mar 10, 2026

EalingSB said:
If it wasn’t clear above, personally I find it fantastic that I’m able to pay 150 euros a season and watch every game with local Cov comms on iFollow - best money I spend every year.

Yeah it really is. Great value.

baldy · Mar 10, 2026

theskyisthelimit said:
That makes sense. I suppose Morrison has done championship games and Sherwood was all over TV around his sacking at Spurs so no doubt they will dust him off then.

I was thinking Robbie Keane if he isn't managing anywhere in future or potentially Henderson (I know it was just a loan spell) when he retires

David Speedie

StrettoBoy · Mar 10, 2026

covcity4life said:
Woolf is more than entitled to have his say. It's not a big deal

Absolutely.

I want players who are disappointed not to be playing and fight to get in the team. Players who aren’t bothered and are just there to pick up a wage packet aren’t for us.

#nomoretimsherwoods

Offhegoes · Mar 10, 2026

Potbellypig said:
Oggy has got away with it for so long because of Clive. I absolutely hate Oggy's comments on Cov. He thinks he comes across as impartial but he puts on his 'impartiality' so much that I genuinely think he wants us to fail. So negative and comes across like he supports the other team most of the time (I get he doesn't support Cov).

I liked Oggy at first when he came onboard, not so much now. He sits on the fence after poor performances, or says things like “They know they have to improve”. I can see why he does it, but it doesn’t make great radio to Sky Blue obsessives.
Clive is a big miss for me, and I’ve got no time for Gurney after his subtle put downs to Clive when they were together.

Adge · Mar 10, 2026

Kingokings204 said:
christ…. Really?

That’s what I thought!

Adge · Mar 10, 2026

Not sure why Oggy is getting flack. I think a professional insight is a good one as part of any commentary team as long as the sidekick is good and Clive was that person. Unfortunately he has gone and it was always going to be a case of “after the Lord Mayors show” and that was exacerbated when they opted for Lorna on a match duties and Gurney for commentaries. Gurney is ok as a match commentator but the questions asked pre/post game leave a lot to be desired. His constant droning on about the fans is also tedious. This fancast crap also needs to go. Asking the same old lanyarders on who toe the BBC party line and asking their opinions on the weekends game that they haven’t even attended, it is just a car crash.

Hiraeth · Mar 10, 2026

Think CWR aren't that bad, better than a lot of other teams have and even at their worst this season, they've been a lot worse in the past.

Remember when we were winning the league and any fans who wanted to call up and praise the players efforts were ignored and the presenters changed the subject to how shit our owners were as if we all needed to be reminded constantly of the bleeding obvious. Strangely any criticism of Wasps murky position wasn't permitted and calls were abruptly ended if I recall during the days of Linnell and Eakin.

The weekly call with Nick from Birmingham which win, lose or draw always went

"Stuart, I'm really disappointed with how we're doing" ...

"Did you watch the game Nick?"

"Err, No I didn't"

Was strangely reassuring and comforting that we could always rely on Nick from Birmingham in those uncertain times.

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