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Swansea CEO Challenges Sky Over Wrexham Coverage, Plans EFL Discussion

Sky maintains it produced a fair broadcast, citing heavy viewing of the Reynolds–McElhenney stream.

Overview

  • Swansea chief executive Tom Gorringe criticized Sky’s build-up and coverage of the March 13 match at Wrexham and says he will raise the issue with the EFL next week.
  • Gorringe claimed the production was run by Wrexham’s owners’ company and that Swansea were treated as an afterthought, including in promotional materials.
  • Sky disputes that, stating it produced the broadcast, describing the coverage as fair, and reporting that about 40% of in-home viewers chose the alternative feed.
  • The alternative stream featured Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney with presenter David Prutton and aired alongside Sky’s standard commentary as a first-of-its-kind format.
  • Sky cites balance through former Swansea captain Ashley Williams on punditry and interviews with both managers before and after the game; Wrexham won 2-0.