Your never win, from their point of view Welling is a district in South East London and a part of the London Borough of Bexley.  but they cover our matches only when it suits them, lets just be pleased with the additional coverage.

I use to play for the county in another sport, and if you was from Greenwich / Welling area you was considered as outcasts.  Always been the way and I don't think it will change anytime soon.

 

lol I am not defeatist, just saying it has been like this for years, not just related to the radio. If he can change it I will be the first one say well done :)

We are not allowed to ban them, BBC have the rights to broadcast live Skrill Premier games on their radio stations.

I do remember last time radio kent  came that the fans in the stand made loads of noise and slagged them off and shouted all the time... the BBC guys kept having to apologise to listeners....

-- Edited by WingsTV on Saturday 21st of December 2013 08:34:30 PM

I doubt anything will change but at least the BBC Trust should look into why we are not being covered by local radio.

BBC Kent say we're in London  - fine that's an argument the BBC have to have amongst themselves. BBC are meant to be fair and impartial. Just not happening. If you're a Dartford fan you'll get coverage of every game, including two sets of BBC commentary teams at one game! (local team plus Kent). We get none.

Well I'm not having it. It's cheating effectively as it offers unfair coverage, bias, and therefore higher profile, advertising, crowd pulling opportunities to our competitors that we are not afforded. Same with the BT television coverage. Perhaps more might like to complain as I and GaryH have

 

Please see this link

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/25377205

Why, again, is there no comment or interview with the Welling manager? Perhaps you might review the recent games featuring Welling from the links on your own website - seems a constant problem throughout the whole season.

Historically we have been given the nonsense line from BBC Radio Kent that Welling are classed as a London club. Conveniently for them when we have larger profile games their opinion seems to change (clearly the geographical boundaries must as well).

If we are then to believe that Welling are covered by BBC London then I understand that there are a lot of football clubs in London and coverage of a relatively small one can't be a priority. However, the BBC is obliged to offer unbias, fair, even representation, and I cannot understand how you fail to do so when other clubs in the same division get extensive coverage compared to us. Additionally, having had someone at games representing the BBC (even if not employed directly by them), can get an opinion from one side of the fence (namely Wrexham manager in this instance), and not get the other side of opinion as well.

Can I suggest someone makes a decision as to whether we are Kent or London, and once that is done, someone has the decency to report evenly on a game involving two sides, not one.

Please do not insult myself and fellow fans with a generic reply apologising. Please advise how you intend to report differently in the future.

-- Edited by Kevin on Sunday 22nd of December 2013 05:54:51 PM

I Tweeted them to remind them that Kent already had a Conference Premier side, the team that didn't get relegated, BBC Kent admitted yesterday that Sutton would not allow them to do commentary of the Sutton match, We should do the same next season or at least make it as awkward as possible for them.
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I Tweeted them to remind them that Kent already had a Conference Premier side, the team that didn't get relegated, BBC Kent admitted yesterday that Sutton would not allow them to do commentary of the Sutton match, We should do the same next season or at least make it as awkward as possible for them.
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According to their Twitter they couldn't do commentary due to technical problems. I'd be inclined to believe you over them though, I am pretty sure they were turned away, good! 

They just replied to me that the signal wasn't strong enough. Liars. Probably as they dared to venture out of Kent.

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They said on air during there main programme on FM, that Sutton wouldn't let them do commentary, they did have a reporter their doing updates

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 If BBC Radio Surrey was already there, why would they need to be? Two BBC  commentaries would be a waste of license payers money!

I listened to both those games. Both reports were done using mobile phones as 'the powers that be couldn't justify the extra cost of a radio car'.

The BBC Website is showing that both BBC Kent & BBC Shropshire are doing commentary of Saturdays match, along with Dartford & Dover matches, are we back in Kent? or are they just teasing us?