Tag Archives: match of the day

FWA Q&A: PHILIP QUINN

PHILIP QUINN, football correspondent of the Irish Daily Mail, on meeting himself...why a football writer was Man of the Match in Paris...and bunged up for a week at the Tour de France

Have you ever worked in a profession other than football?
No. Signed on as a freelance aged 17 in 1979 with the Evening Herald armed with notebook, pen, wide-eyed wonder and, crucially, a copy of the Dublin bus timetables. Nearly 35 years on, the wonder has never left me.

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

READ FULL STORY

Behind the scenes at Match of the Day

PAUL ARMSTRONG, editor of Match of the Day, takes us behind the scenes of a British institution...

Why Fulham went from last to first...how to squeeze 10 goals into 10 minutes...and glad to have Sir Alex back...

When does the planning for MotD start and what does this entail?
Our planning starts as soon as the fixtures come out in June, often while we’re working on a World Cup or European Championship. Sky and ESPN pick their weekend live fixtures, we send multi-camera Outside Broadcasts to three Saturday 3 pm games, and we send commentators to every weekend game. Pre-season ...

Tags: ,

READ FULL STORY