Your Euro 2008 Announcing Schedule- Week One
Tuesday, June 03, 2008
SS Reporters did some sleuthing and came up with the Announcing Schedule for the first seven days of Euro 2008. The good news is that Andy Gray will be getting a ton of games and while Robbie Mustoe was mentioned in the original release, he may not even get a game in the first week. Here's the schedule....
Saturday 6/07
11:50 a.m.- Switzerland vs. Czech Republic A (ESPN Classic) - Derek Rae and Tommy Smyth
2:30 p.m.- Portugal vs. Turkey A (ESPN Classic) - Adrian Healey and Andy Gray
Sunday 6/08
11:50 a.m.- Austria vs. Croatia B (ESPN2) - Derek Rae and Tommy Smyth
2:30 p.m.- Germany vs. Poland B (ESPN2) - Adrian Healey and Andy Gray
Monday 6/09
11:50 a.m.- Romania vs. France C (ESPN2) - Derek Rae and Tommy Smyth
2:30 p.m.- Netherlands vs. Italy C (ESPN2) - Adrian Healey and Andy Gray
Tuesday 6/10
11:50 a.m.- Spain vs. Russia D (ESPN2) - Derek Rae and Tommy Smyth
2:30 p.m.- Greece vs. Sweden D (ESPN2) - Adrian Healey and Andy Gray
Wednesday 6/11
11:50 a.m.- Czech Republic vs. Portugal A (ESPN2) - Derek Rae and Tommy Smyth
2:30 p.m.- Switzerland vs. Turkey A (ESPN2) - Adrian Healey and Robbie Mustoe
Thursday 6/12
11:50 a.m.- Croatia vs. Germany B (ESPN2) - Derek Rae and Tommy Smyth
2:30 p.m.- Austria vs. Poland B (ESPN2) - Adrian Healey and Andy Gray
Friday 6/13
11:50 a.m.- Italy vs. Romania C (ESPN2) - Derek Rae and Tommy Smyth
2:30 p.m.- Netherlands vs. France C (ESPN2) - Adrian Healey and Andy Gray
Saturday 6/14
11:50 a.m.- Sweden vs. Spain D (ESPN2) - Derek Rae and Tommy Smyth
2:30 p.m.- Greece vs. Russia D (ESPN2) - Adrian Healey and Andy Gray
Sunday 6/15
2:30 p.m.- Switzerland vs. Portugal A (ESPN2) - Adrian Healey and Andy Gray or Robbie Mustoe
2:30 p.m.- Turkey vs. Czech Republic A (ESPN) - Derek Rae and Tommy Smyth
Euro 2008 ESPN Assignments (SS Reporters)
4 Comments:
Looks good thus far. Let's hope for a fun tournament.
Why ESPN Classic? Most of the cable line ups don't carry them... :(
Andy Gray's a decent ringer: he has a fat contract with Sky in the UK, but since the Euro 2008 rights are with the terrestrial broadcasters (BBC/ITV) he'd be twiddling his thumbs otherwise. He's a good choice, but Julie Foudy's going to feel like it's the boys' club with him around.
Mustoe's still finding his feet in the booth -- I remember him as a player, and his day job is as a BU assistant coach -- and he appears to be getting the odd match that Gray takes a pass on.
Best bit of ESPN's coverage so far: a little more halftime and post-match analysis. If you watch coverage in Europe, even on the commercial networks, there's a lot more replay-analysis stuff.
I'm looking forward to the Adrian Healey-Andy Gray pairing. Should be great stuff.