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Ball Street is looking for talent

Ball Street is passionate about giving all teams the top six treatment.

To start with we're gearing up to launch our first digital football show, initially focusing on the 92 English league clubs.  Ian Wright will be the co-host and contributions from the fans will be driving our agenda.

As well as this, there are other shows and exciting opportunities in the pipeline, so we are looking for a whole host of aspiring on screen talent to join the team. 

You might already be an established presenter or looking for a break, a podcaster, blogger, YouTuber or a fan who thinks you've got what it takes.  Most of all, you've got to have a passion for football.

Sounds like you?  then get in touch with Ball Street with your credentials.

How to apply?

Using the title "Ball Street presenter" send any show reels or links to your content to ClubTogether@ballstreet.co.uk.

Alternatively shout us on Twitter (@ball_street) or give us a nudge at Facebook.com/BALLSTREET

Episode 3 of Ball Street's 451 show with Ian Wright.

Isn't every league a 'premier' league?

by Matt, Ball Street

First things first, this isn’t it.   People keep asking what we’re up to and we’ve some exciting things in the pipeline - more of which soon.   For now we thought we’d do a blog to introduce ourselves and tell you about where we are coming from.

I’m a Huddersfield Town fan.  In all my time watching the Terriers we’ve never graced the top flight of English Football.  But every year, we’re in a league that matters more to me.  Last year it was League One; this coming season it will be the Championship. 

Now, like me, something like 80% of fans that actually attend matches support teams outside the top 6.  You wouldn’t think that from the coverage our teams receive or the quality of the analysis. 

Sure, Man United’s global fanbase of 333 million has to be catered for, but are the majority of football fans in the UK getting what they need from the media?

It’s still the usual suspects serving up the same old, pre-packaged lack of coverage be it on telly or online.  In our version of the ‘Usual Suspects’, the greatest trick the devil pulled was convincing the world that there was a ‘premier’ league so that we put up with this.

We don’t hate the Premier League, far from it.  We just think that every league is a premier league, and there should be a place where all fans, all teams, get the top six treatment.

Over the coming months and years, Ball Street’s going to try to do something about it.

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As Europe searches for drama, the Eredivisie’s title race rises

With seven games remaining in the Eredivisie the destination of the championship is no clearer than it was at the beginning of the campaign. At this time of writing four sides are in contention separated by three points making this the most eagerly anticipated climax to any of Europe’s major leagues. Like the season finale of a gripping television drama series, its one not to be missed.

How this has come about is attributed to a new economic reality, one that has slowly weakened Dutch clubs, as a result the gap between the traditional old guard (consisting of Ajax, Feyenoord and PSV) and majority of the division isn’t as wide as it once was. You get the feeling this season won’t be a one-off.

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Here's the intro to our new show 451 over at www.youtube.com/ballstreet