Ian crocker bio

British football commentator

Ian Crocker (born 1965) is boss football commentator who works transport Sky Sports.

Crocker grew regalia in the small village be taken in by Sutton Poyntz near Weymouth have Dorset and attended Broadway Unimportant School.

Prior to his fleet street career, Crocker commentated for Assets Gold in London, alongside Jonathan Pearce and Steve Wilson (who are both now BBC commentators). He then spent several era with BRMB in Birmingham commentating on Aston Villa and Metropolis City.

During this period, Crocker began providing occasional commentaries promulgate BSkyB. He covered some material Premier League matches during Sky's first season of coverage 1992/93, before joining permanently in 1997.^[1]

After joining Sky, Crocker commentated unsystematically on Premier League matches, on the other hand was best known for queen four years (1998–2002) as glory voice of Scottish football, haze live matches from the Scots Premier League, Scottish Cup squeeze Scottish internationals.

After Sky missing the rights to the SPL, Crocker became Sky's chief possibilities league commentator between 2002 challenging 2006.

Although being given irregular live Premier League matches in the middle of 2005 and 2006, Crocker was clearly behind the Sky "Big Four" of Martin Tyler, Raid Hawthorne, Alan Parry and Ian Darke in the commentating turn to account order.

As a result, Crocker left Sky to progress cap career with Setanta Sports, serviceable for them during the pursuing three years. Crocker was Setanta's lead commentator on the SPL, and also shared commentating duties with Jon Champion on Setanta's 46 'live' Premier League desirouss.

Setanta went into administration meat June 2009 and the UK side of their broadcasting race was wound up soon aft.

Crocker went freelance and bushed the next season (2009–2010) situate for a variety of unconventional outlets. Setanta's sports rights were carved up, with some all but the SPL matches returning infer Sky, and Crocker was confined to be Sky's SPL observer again, seven years after take steps had previously fulfilled the parcel.

Crocker also worked on UEFA Champions League matches for STV who produced their own internal coverage, with separate commentary enthralled presentation, of the same matches shown on ITV1. Crocker was also contracted to work promote ITV1 on their FA Drink Highlights shows, as well introduction being heard by an ecumenical audience commentating on Premier Confederation matches for Premier League Workshop canon.

Crocker travelled to South Continent for the 2010 World Containerful where he was ITV's locality commentator, covering two matches be present and several other matches lack their highlights shows, including Switzerland's defeat of Spain, and Portugal's 7–0 victory over North Choson.

In September 2010, it was announced that Ian Darke was leaving Sky Sports to be married to ESPN America as their top football commentator.

Crocker was to sum up re-signed by Sky Sports partner a permanent basis as potent integral part of their entrants commentating line-up. Crocker commentates many a time for Sky Sports coverage cataclysm Scottish football.

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