Im going to add to that, Matt Davison has been shocking in putting us at the bottom of priorities. Perhaps things will change if he goes but unlike others he seems happy to stay at radio kent.

Newsshopper is good online to be fair. Mercury used to be good as did SVBT, will loads of editorial.

If it wasnt for Panting and Green we would get precious little coverage. But radio kent p1sses me off.

We get any scraps while other kent clubs get commentary or features. My point is, IF they have again ignored us this season to focus on other clubs and treated us differently to them, then why should we risk gates being affected by their live updates and reports on matches at PVR involving the kent clubs they choose to cover?

Didnt Graham ban Radio Kent before, then it improved. Looks like again we get ignored. Same happened when websfleet went in Conference they got live comms, then dover came up they got coverage, now dartford come up they get coverage while we have played at those higher levels all the time and get eff all.

-- Edited by JgFc on Saturday 7th of August 2010 06:37:30 PM

Would it because they might consider us South East London?

**** Radio Kent, no one listens to it anyway except farmers and gypos!

I listen to Radio Kent most weekdays in the mornings and they always mention Welling's games. I don't like Matt Davidson though. Perhaps he's a Dover fan.

Radio Kent isn't relevant. We don't need it. Local newspaper coverage is more important as it would reach more people that actually care about our club or would do given the chance. Ask people you know how many of them have listened to Radio Kent in the last 10 years. Then ask them when was the last time they looked at the sports section of any of the local newspapers that pop through their letterboxes each week. Maybe someone at the club could arrange interviews with various journos, or get some local newspaper people to sit in on a training session or two, so they can see what's what.

I have just read a piece by Davison where he mentions only Dover, Dartford and Ebsfleet as being part of Radio Kents commentaries this season.

So we have been ignored by them again. The man is a complete Joke.

Writing to him personally would be a waste of time. Might write to the BBC instead.

The BBC have a duty to Residents to provide a fair coverage, We pay Licence Fees. Now whether Radio Kent and Radio London need to sort this i have no idea. But lets be fair...

Welling should be covered end of story, Its only this fool Matt Davison thats decided not to cover us in any detail and this has gradually got worse and worse.

Nick Mullins and John Warnett were always at Welling. They cannot use the London thing as they cover Charlton, they cannot use the we havent got enough reporters , because you spread them around the kent clubs.

Its discrimination and the BBC are letting our supporters and local residents down, Complaints should be made, if nothing else it will bring some heat on Davison and highlight the discrimination from him and the BBC.

-- Edited by JgFc on Wednesday 11th of August 2010 03:26:27 PM

The reality is the BBC have a duty to residents, internal politics should not affect residents and licence players.

While other Kent clubs were pottering about in the Southern league, Welling were the flagship Non league team for Radio Kent.

Davison, is the reason that Welling arent covered. The BBC should cover Welling and it was always Radio Kent that did that.

To my knowledge Radio London have NEVER covered Welling nor agreed to do so. Radio Kent and more specificly Matt Davison have just dropped them and have stopped BBC Licence payers from receiving coverage of their Club.

Charlton is obviously in Kent, isnt it Interested One?


-- Edited by JgFc on Wednesday 11th of August 2010 06:12:42 PM

wingsmad wrote:

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so if they wont cover us we should simply ban them like we did before.

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And that would probably get us more press exposure than we are getting right now :D

I got a reply from matt

reads....

Hi Mark, I'll explain the position on Saturday's programme, but don't worry, there won't be no coverage of Welling United.

Matt


Not great english but hey!!!

Let me know as I will not be able to get it!!!

He is pulling the Welling is in London thing with us and saying its been like that for 16 years LOL.

Keep the emails going into him people if you havent emailed him already.

wm

Hes told me

Only Kent council areas and he put Medway in brackets are in Radio Kents "Patch" and we come under the "patch" of Radio London and he said this was the case when he came to Radio Kent. Dover is now in Medway obviously as are Charlton!

He also said our coverage will depend on how well we do. Ive heard that before and took it with a pinch of salt.

They cover SOME Welling news and games as they cover Blackheath Rugby because they aware that Welling Fans listen to Radio Ken, he says.

What he fails to acknowledge is that we SHOULD be covered as licence payers and that BBC London have NEVER covered us and when we were covered as a flagship team that Radio London werent around then according to Davison.

It has ALWAYS been Radio Kent that covered us in great detail under previous Heads of Sport. It sounds rubbish what hes saying but the bare fact is BBC have to cover us as licence payers and that has always been Radio Kent. Im not interested in occasional coverage or big games i want equal exposure to the other sides at our level in KENT.

If you go to the BBc london website you will see that includes a map of the area covered ;

http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/46533000/gif/_46533838_bbclocalmaplondon.gif

& if you go to the BBC kent website that also includes a map of the area covered

http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/46533000/gif/_46533828_bbclocalmapkent.gif

That is how the BBC have divided it up - so if the beef is that the present arrangement doesn't satify Welling , Bromley etc then that should be taken up with the BBC hierachy. Presumably the allocation of funds for local radio is based upon the expected area of coverage so that BBC London would receive that funding for the areas of Welling , Bromley etc.

JgFc wrote:

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Davison here last saturday explaining why we dont get covered. We will get interviews with Daisy, and "Occaisional" match coverage on Radio Kent, lol. forward to 24 mins 45

He says that Radio London receive our money. He refuses to accept they dont cover non league. But at least he has agreed we pay money. So the BBC needs to address it i would say. Its EASIER if BBC Radio London pay Radio Kent the pennies they need to so we and Bromley as the highest metropilitan kent teams get coverage that is EQUAL to Dartford and the others.


So we have 2 options bombard Radio London. Or Bombard Local Radio. Whats a complete farce is... Dartford are minutes down the road and Davison is making out it would cost loads more to cover us.

iPlayer Saturday Sport Radio Charlton

What is clear is we should be covered and it is more than reasonable to suggest as Radio Kent have done this that they start to again or THEY sort it with Radio london internally, its not our problem as licence payers. Its theirs.

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Very good points; should get some reaction.

Possible alternative method, probably best in conjuctions with JGFC's ideas.  Write to the MP for Welling.

Ask if he / she could find out why our licence fees are being misused.  The MP will have to ask the Department for Culture, Media & Sport, as I dont think they are allowed to write directly to the BBC, but via the Department responsible.

Might cause a ripple, might not.

Dave

 

-- Edited by Charlie 22 on Monday 16th of August 2010 06:48:27 PM

Good idea Dogme

Here is draft 1

Please feel free to offer suggestions or advice etc

Obviously we will need JGFC to put his research with the two stations in, to give it somekind of background.

And we need the name of the MP - I live out of borough and have no idea who it is.

Anyway, enjoy

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Dear (name of MP)

As a lifelong supporter of your constituent football club, Welling United FC, I wonder if you could help our club with a problem we have been experiencing for the last few years.

It appears that Welling, the town, falls between the BBC coverage areas of Radio London and Radio Kent, with each station claiming that the other is responsible for coverage.Consequently, we the supporters of the club, feel that it is ignored by the one broadcaster that we feel should offer news, reports and publicity to all sports clubs, especially those at the smaller end of the market.

Supporters have contact the BBC directly, and have received a limited and somewhat poor response.

JGFC can you place details of your research at the end of the above para. - ta

Any help that you could offer us to increase our coverage and help provide a service to supporters would be greatly appreciated.

Yours sincerely

Name

Address 1

Address 2

etc

-- Edited by Charlie 22 on Monday 16th of August 2010 07:58:48 PM

Matt Davison "The amount of coverage you get will depend on how well you are doing"

Weve lost 1 game, and are a 7th of the season gone and youve not done one game! Youve done live comms for Dartford, Dover and Ebbsfleet so far.BBC Essex and Surrey are doing live comms of Woking and Chelmsford a lot.

PULL YOUR FINGER OUT DAVISON! Welling are 6th . enough of the silly words. Cover the club.

-- Edited by JgFc on Wednesday 1st of September 2010 03:26:55 PM