Where is Alan Lambourn ?

[Pavel33]

Does anyone know why Alan Lambourn isn't reading the classified results on Soccer Saturday ?. I'm not aware of any announcement bring made on the show,which seems odd given he has read the results for many years.

I miss his voice and precise naming of the teams, he had a wonderful presence, on Saturday Pien Meulensteen (who read the results) literally just read what she saw on the screen, no club with a City, Town, United or such like was announced by its full name.

For me it's another reason to consider cancelling my subscription.

[Daniel0210]

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@Pavel33 wrote:

Does anyone know why Alan Lambourn isn't reading the classified results on Soccer Saturday ?. I'm not aware of any announcement bring made on the show,which seems odd given he has read the results for many years

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@Pavel33 

I would suggest emailing the Viewer Relations Team and asking them at viewerR@sky.uk

[Pavel33]

Thanks, yes I already tried that but got an unhelpful/evasive response stating all employee information is confidential and they had no information.

If he'd retired (or died) you'd think that after the many years service he gave Sky would have acknowledged his contribution, hence my suspicion they've simply decided to dispense with his services.

[oj01]

I can't find anything online to suggest either way whether or not he has left the programme. Did find this piece though from July this year.

https://leedsjournal.co.uk/alan-lambourn/

[nolte]

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@Pavel33 wrote:

Thanks, yes I already tried that but got an unhelpful/evasive response stating all employee information is confidential and they had no information.

If he'd retired (or died) you'd think that after the many years service he gave Sky would have acknowledged his contribution, hence my suspicion they've simply decided to dispense with his services.

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There may be personal reasons (health,  family) if there has been no announcement or nothing in public domain.

[Pavel33]

Thanks, yes there is no other information available online.

It all just seems odd,, usually if someone is ill or has died there would be some public acknowledgement of that.  Even Simon Thomas has seemed 'awkward' in recent weeks when either reading the results himself or handing over to Pien last Saturday (who in my view is terrible at that role).

Of course he might have been up to no good hence why Sky can't/don't wish to acknowledge his absence, but my fear remains that he's been told his services are no longer required and Sky don't wish to disclose that.

Needless to say the programme has never been a patch on how it was when Stelling (and the previous pundits, be they Mullery, Best, McLintock or Le Tissier, Thompson and Nicholas) were in the studio, and for me Alan Lambourn was the only remaining quality.