SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT has been axed by Sky Sports after more than 20 years due to next season’s huge Premier League fixture pile-up.
The hit show, which features a panel of journalists discussing the hot topics in football, failed to make the cut for the 2020-21 season schedule.
Sunday Supplement has been cancelled after 21 years
Sky Sports blamed the congested fixture list due to last season overrunning following the coronavirus pandemic.
A statement read: “The huge volume of live football since the restart and a condensed season that has already begun means we must look at how best to deploy our resources for the benefit of our customers.”
The Sunday morning staple first hit the screens in 1999, under the name Hold The Back Page.
Jimmy Hill presented the show’s debut, along with three national newspaper journalists.
The show was aired under the guise of being held in Hill’s real-life kitchen.
However, after Hill arrived late for work on multiple occasions in 2006, citing heavy traffic, the gig was up.
In 2007, the show was given a revamp, with Brian Woolnough taking over as host.
Following his death in 2012, Neil Ashton succeeded him as presenter until the start of this year.
Jacqui Oatley was named as the show’s first-ever female host in January.
Even during the coronavirus lockdown, the show went on via Zoom.
Sky Sports blamed the congested fixture list in 2020-21 for axing the show
But it will not be on our screens for the start of the new season in September after Sky Sports were forced to sacrifice it.
And fans were left devastated, with one tweeting: “Gutted to see The Sunday Supplement has been cancelled by Sky.
“It was perfect TV for a Sunday, with football discussion and a nice relaxed vibe.”
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
