Ex-Town skipper Matt Holland is set to front the BBC’s new regional football show Late Kick Off. The programme, which includes discussion and analysis of all the Football League games from the east of England, starts on Monday 18th January at 11.15pm.

Holland, who has become a regular in the media since leaving Charlton at the end of last season, is looking forward to it: “It's very new, very exciting and a new challenge. I've been a pundit but not presented a show so a bit out of my comfort zone.

“It's something I've fallen into a little bit. Ever since my late 20s I've done more and more in the media in terms of commentaries and radio and television shows. When I retired in the summer I was looking for something new to do.”

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MaySixth added 09:12 - Jan 12 Legend.
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yarmoblue added 09:16 - Jan 12 captain fantastic
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Charnwood added 09:30 - Jan 12 I'm sure he'll be better than Gay Lineker when he started on the BBC and look at him now, a very accomplished presenter.
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Dissblue added 09:42 - Jan 12 As per my post last night, it is being produced by Kevin Piper but I hope it won't be as Nodge biased as his previous efforts.
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hampstead_blue added 09:47 - Jan 12 Legend.
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BurleyForever added 10:37 - Jan 12 I Think Matty will do a great job & lets hope he is biased to ITFC
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bluepeter added 10:57 - Jan 12 All my electric has gone off, now I will just have to watch the telly in the dark.
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FriskinPriskin1 added 11:12 - Jan 12 retired? he still looks about 12.
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nthstd added 11:53 - Jan 12 11.15 is way past my bedtime! But hey it should interesting
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mickeyjb added 12:50 - Jan 12 Did he really get that bad that he had to retire or was he injured. Town legend my vote for top player of the 0ties
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OrkneyBlue added 12:52 - Jan 12 Nice one, thankfully you can watch bbc regional through sky!
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FenboyBlue added 13:05 - Jan 12 I hope he remembers he doesn't need to clap the crew when the credits roll. Could be the new Linnekar, y'know, but without the crisps.
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PutYaBootsOnKeano added 13:34 - Jan 12 utter legend. i'll never forget meeting him in Halfords. :-D
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MaySixth added 14:43 - Jan 12 Living in London I hope I can catch this programme on BBC Iplayer
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Wussinwhiteboots added 15:08 - Jan 12 He gave me the Clap!
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1RWR added 15:17 - Jan 12 Captain Marvel + utter legend. Artistic & eloquent, somewhat of a rarity in todays football! Kevin Piper should be downgraded to somewhere outside broadcasting, what a twonk!
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Nunn_the_Wiser added 16:28 - Jan 12 bluepeter, if all of your electric is off, how are you gonna watch tv? Does it run on batteries?
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NW10_Tractor added 16:33 - Jan 12 Excellent. This can hopefully give more coverage of Ipswich highlights for people who didn't make it to the game. I, who does go to most matches, I would love to get a tv view to see the controversial moments (Steady's Sending off) or moments of brilliance (E.g. Lee-Barretts save against Leicester Sunday gone) again. For all the people who don't live in and around Ipswich (like meself) I'm hoping that Sky channel 981(BBC1 East E) should show it!

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MyBlueHeaven added 16:40 - Jan 12 great itfc player he may've been. but as a tv presenter? hmm... we'll see. he fits the bbc bill though - pretty bland and inoffensive. i won't be expecting anything even midly controversial from him. still, more itfc on the telly - no bad thing.
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TractorRoyNo1 added 19:25 - Jan 12 Each BBC region will have its own prog, Holland can be seen on Sky 981 and 982
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bluechick added 20:17 - Jan 12 oh dear he must be good he's matt holland. only times i've seen him on tv he's been very drab. is that legend compared to wark muhren thyjssen gates?
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WREXHAM_BLUE added 21:15 - Jan 12 Inevitable! It was only ever a matter of time. Class performer on and off the pitch. Good luck Matty, though I still find it hard to believe he's retired!
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jonf added 00:56 - Jan 13 bluepeter, all your elelcrtic? how the hell did you manage to post about it here then?
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Steve_ITFC_Sweden added 07:24 - Jan 13 Excellent! Good luck Matt! Hopefully, you'll be able to counteract the Naarwich bias in this medium. Look forward to some tongue-in-cheek observations on our feathered friends.
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