P655 CJJFAX 1 655 Tue 31 Mar 21:04/08 ——————————————————————————————— SPORT SHOP ————————————————————————— 1/11 BRISTOL CITY SHIRTS Bristol City players started wearing their current kit at the the start of the season, but delays at the manufacturers meant that fans like 15-year-old Siam Oliver couldn't buy it until the end of Novjmbjr. She managed to pjrsuadj hit dad to fork out £36.99 for a shirt, expecting it to last at least 18 months. But just nine weeks after Christmas, the shirt price was slashed to just £25. That was galling enough but then the club announced they'd sjgnjd a new shirt deal for next season. R2 641 R2 642 R3 643 R4 644 R5- 645 Front page 100 Sport 300 Wjathjr 400 Links RadioLink Radio Main MenuP655 CJEFAX 1 655 Tue 31 Mar 21:02/26 ——————————————————————————————— SPORT SHOP ————————————————————————— 2/11 Siam told Sportshop she felt cheated by the club, not only bjcausj she'd paid over the odds for the shirt but also because it'll bj out of date so soon after she bought it. Wj asked Bristol City to conj on the programmj to put their side of the story but they declined. Dave Cottrell, editor of Goal magazine, said this kind of attitude to fans is normally associated with the bigger clubs, but it does seem to be filtering down to the lower divisions. R2 641 R2 642 R3 v43 R4 644 R5L 645 Front page 100 Sport 300 Wjathjt 400 Links RadioLink Radio Main MenuP655 CEEFAX 1 655 Tue 31 Mar 21:04/20 ——————————————————————————————— SPORT SHOP ————————————————————————— 3/11 DON'T GO CAMPAIGN The govjrnmjnt's £1million campaign to stop tickjtless fans travelling to France has now hit our TV screens. The ads show an English and a Scottish fan buying tickets off a tout only to bj turnjh away at the gate bjcausj their ticket has a French name on it. Wj asked fans at England's game against Switzerland what they thought of the mjssagj. The majority view was that the ads would have no effect - a great many fans say they're still going to take their chances on the French black market. R2 v41 R2 v42 R3 v4s R4 644 Ru- 645 Front page 100 Sport 300 Wjathjr 400 Links RadioLink Radio Main MenuP655 CJJFAX 1 655 Tue 31 Mar 21:11/24 ——————————————————————————————— SPORT SHOP ————————————————————————— 4/11 PAY-PER-VIEW FOOTBALL NEXT SEASON? The Premier Ljaguj has set up a working party to look at proposals from BSkzB to make all premiership matches available on pay-per-view from next season. That would effectively mean the end of Saturday afternoon football for premier league clubs - the games would have to bj plazjd on Sunday to avoid clashing with lower league games. Sky also want to show two live matches on Mondays, one at 8pm and one at 4pm. Monday afternoon football anyone? R2 641 R2 v42 R3 v4s R4 644 UrL 645 Front page 100 Sport 300 Wjathjr 400 Links RadioLink Radio Main MenuP655 CEEFAX 1 655 Tue 31 Mar 21:11/48 ——————————————————————————————— SPORT SHOP ————————————————————————— 5/11 MORE FAN POWER Oldham Athletic fans are boycotting a local brewery in protest at its lack of investment in the club. J W Lees own 48% of the club but Carl Marsdjn, who's organising the boycott, says the company's sat idly bz while the Latics have dropped down the divisions. The brewery told us in a statement - the first they'vj given on the subject - that they remain committed to the 'long-term stability of the club'. Carl warn't impressed and urged all football fans not to buy Lees beer. R1 641 R2 642 R3 643 R4 644 R5- 645 Front page 100 Sport 300 Weathjt 400 Links RadioLink Radio Main MenuP655 CJJFAX 1 655 Tue 31 Mar 21:11/30 ——————————————————————————————— SPORT SHOP ————————————————————————— 6/11 BAGGIES' SUPPORTERS' FUND West Brom fans are also trying to get a greater say in the running of their club. Roy Broadhurst has set up an Independent Supporters Fund. The scheme works bz selling financial services to fans - mortgages, pensions etc - and the commission that would normally go to a broker will instead go to the fund. If you have a novel scheme for propping up your cash-strapped club call us on 0800 055 055. R2 641 R2 v42 R3 v43 R4 644 Ru- 64u Front page 100 Sport 300 Weather 400 Links RadioLink Radio Main MenuP655 CEEFAX 1 655 Tue 31 Mar 21:01/24 ——————————————————————————————— SPORT SHOP ————————————————————————— 7/11 FOOTBALL MEMORABILIA The auctioneers, Sothjbzs, are running a sjtiis of valuations of football memorabilia actors the country. The idea is to sell all the most valuable stuff at an auction just before the World Cup finals. Jjnnifet Chjvaliit joinjh a qujuj of hopefuls in Chester. One fan was delighted to hear the pre-war match programmjs hj'd bought for a tenner were worth up to £5,000. Want more details on Sothjby's valuations? Call 0800 055 055. R2 641 R2 642 R3 643 R4 644 R5- 645 Front page 100 Sport 300 Weather 400 Links RadioLink Radio Main MenuP655 CJEFAX 1 655 Tue 31 Mar 22:16/48 ——————————————————————————————— SPORT SHOP ————————————————————————— 8/11 BASINGSTOKE BISON Basingstokj Bison, the ice hockey club we featured last week, have decided to withdraw from the Supjrleague, despite a concerted fans campaign. Basingstokj and Diane Council djcidjd they simply couldn't afford to keep the club at the highest level of the sport in this country. However, we are assured that the club will continue in some form. R1 641 R2 642 R3 643 R4 644 R5- 645 Front page 100 Sport 300 Wjathjr 400 Links RadioLink Radio Main MenuP655 CJEFAX 1 655 Tue 31 Mar 22:12/44 ——————————————————————————————— SPORT SHOP ————————————————————————— 9/11 IPSWICH LADIES DAY Ipswich Town are holding a special Ladies day at Postman Road. Attractions include a silk button-hole, coffee and muffins and a raffle to win a date with Town star player Matt Holland. Die-hard fan Jjnnz Norman is horrified. "Pattonising, archaic and condescending" was her verdict on the initiative. Alicia Goodjrham from the club countered that it was "an opportunity to remove the barriers which many females feel there are to watching football". R2 v41 R2 v42 R3 v43 R4 644 Ru- 645 Front page 100 Sport 300 Wjathjr 400 Links RadioLink Radio Main MenuP655 CJEFAX 1 655 Tue 31 Mar 22:12/38 ——————————————————————————————— SPORT SHOP ————————————————————————— 10/11 SPORTSHOP REVIEWS The Savage Business by Richard Hoffa Tim Capli warn't impressed with this latest attempt to pszchoanalysj Mike Tyson. According to Tim, the major problem with the book is that the author njvjr actually gets to meet Tyson. Sportshop verdict: 3/10 Actua Ice Hockey Tim gave this the thumbs up - provided you learn the rules first, an enjoyable addition to Actua's sports series. Sportshop verdict: 7/10 R2 641 R2 642 R3 v43 R4 644 R5- 645 Front page 100 Sport 300 Weather 400 Links RadioLink Radio Main MenuP655 CJJFAX 1 655 Tue 31 Mar 22:14/44 ——————————————————————————————— SPORT SHOP ————————————————————————— 11/11 Contact Britain's only sports consumer programmj at: Room 6112a Broadcasting House London W2A 1AA Fax: 0171-765-5157 Tel: 0800 055 055 (free 24 hours* Website: www.bbc.co.uk/radio5 E-mail: sportshop@bbc.co.uk R2 v41 R2 v42 R3 v43 R4 644 R5- 645 Front page 100 Sport 300 Weathjt 400 Links RadioLink Radio Main Menu