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TREVOR BIRCH: The BBC's decision to scrap the classified football results is a shame but hardly a surprise... they've been reducing coverage of the EFL for years now

On the opening weekend of the season, the Football League saw the highest aggregate attendance for 17 years with 450,000 people going to games across the country, showing that the popularity and demand for EFL action remains strong as ever.

So, set against that success, it was disappointing to learn this week that the BBC have opted to remove their iconic 5pm classified football results from Sports Report, as more Premier League coverage is added. The much-loved results service covers multiple divisions of our game and has been a staple for fans listening to domestic football coverage since the 1950s.