'Talk about an OG.!! WTF.'Īxing the tradition is the latest modernising move by Radio 5 Live, which in 2020 presided over a strategic cull which led to Cornelius Lysaght, its voice of racing, to leave along with fellow staffer and host Jonathan Overend. 'Can’t believe the BBC have dropped the Reading of the Classified results on Sports Report,' he tweeted. Mark Lawrenson, the former Liverpool defender who retired as a regular BBC pundit at the end of last season, was among those to express dismay at what he described as an own goal by the corporation. 'I think it is deeply regrettable that the BBC has done this and I hope they will think again.' 'The classified football results on the radio have been one of the great traditions of British football,' he said. But fans returning to their cars after games to tune in to Sports Report were surprised on Saturday to discover there were no traditional results read out.Īmid a growing backlash, Football Supporters Association chair Malcolm Clarke said it was a 'disappointing decision and a sad day for football.'

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