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Karl Bates
X Bio: Talked Footy for over 15 years for BBC London, official @millwallfc commentator & managed to win a teapot on Countdown,you know the norm! Epileptic & Proud
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Last 5 Matches (see all)
Date
Match
Competition
Channel
Role
Language
21/03/2026
English Championship
Main Commentator
English
14/02/2026
English Championship
Main Commentator
English
Top 20 Channels
Channel
Occasions
BBC Radio London
119
Millwall TV [$]
29
BBC Radio Manchester
14
iFollow (Millwall)
10
BBC Radio Manchester (DAB)
6
BBC London Sport
4
BBC Radio London (FM)
4
BBC Radio Wales
3
BBC Radio Sheffield
2
BBC Late Kick Off
1
BBC Radio Gloucestershire
1
BBC Radio London (DAB)
1
BBC Radio London (Online)
1
Hornets Player
1
World Feed
1
Top 20 Teams
Team
Occasions
Millwall
88
Barnet
72
Rochdale
9
Hull City
7
Middlesbrough
7
Oldham Athletic
7
Cardiff City
6
Northampton Town
6
Southend United
6
Wigan Athletic
6
AFC Wimbledon
5
Bury
5
Gillingham
5
Oxford United
5
Reading
5
Watford
5
Brentford
4
Burton Albion
4
Cheltenham
4
Chesterfield
4
Top 20 People Worked With
Person
Occasions
Phil Parry
13
Jimmy Wagg
7
Steve Froggatt
7
Max McLellan
6
Bradley Allen
5
Les Briley
5
Sam Brown
4
Nick Godwin
3
Andy Marshall
2
Brian Home
2
Massimo Luongo
2
Mick Payne
2
Paul Mortimer
2
Paul Rowley
2
Steven Kabba
2
Alan Dunne
1
Alan Seabrook
1
Billy Reeves
1
Billy Taylor
1
Christian Ribeiro
1