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)
I'm looking forward to the Adrian Healey-Andy Gray pairing. Should be great stuff.
ReplyDeleteLooks good thus far. Let's hope for a fun tournament.
ReplyDeleteWhy ESPN Classic? Most of the cable line ups don't carry them... :(
ReplyDeleteAndy 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.
ReplyDeleteMustoe'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.