A typical Premier League pack for a single match can run to 25,000 words and the commentators might use only 1% of the material.ĭave quite enjoys the anonymity but has received the occasional mention. “Some people use it religiously and go through it with a fine-tooth comb whereas others use it as a point of reference, as and when they need something.” The Stat Pack is a massive dossier with a huge amount of data that goes into granular detail on every aspect of the game, including information on each team including their history and recent form each meeting between the two teams every player in the squad the managers’ records and so on. “It is also used by the presenters and guests in the studio, the pundits and even the producers.” It is the bible for a whole host of people involved in the broadcast. “The Stat Pack is not just for the main commentators,” Dave says. His focus is primarily on assembling the Stat Pack for each match.
He has been working with them, as well as other broadcasters, ever since. Having started his career as part of his Sports Journalism course, Dave worked for Real Madrid TV, whilst living in Spain, before joining Sunset & Vine who are the production company behind BT Sport when it first launched its coverage of football in 2013. When Peter Drury or Martin Tyler seemingly plucks a choice statistic out of thin air to throw into the mix there is a fair chance that he will have done so from his Stat Pack.ĭave describes it as the perfect job for a football geek, and Drury confirms that these statisticians “are of a certain kind”. He is one of an army of statisticians who provide a vast array of facts and figures for those working in front of or behind the camera. As a freelance broadcast journalist and assistant producer Dave works for, amongst others, BT Sport and Premier League Productions – the company responsible for broadcasting the Premier League around the world.
You do not know his face nor his name but you will have experienced his work many, many times while watching televised football.
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