Source: Bournemouth_Echo
Cherries: Colchester visit on Sky television
Cherries are set to receive a welcome cash boost after one of their League One fixtures was selected to be broadcast live.[LNB] The Dean Court outfit's match at Colchester United is to be screened by Sky Sports, a move which will give the club prime-time exposure, as well as a handy windfall.[LNB] Colchester, as the host club, will receive a £30,000 broadcast fee, with Cherries getting £10,000.[LNB] Due to Sky's decision to show the third tier clash, the game will now be played on Friday, January 14, with a kick off time of 7.45pm.[LNB] It is the second occasion Cherries have been handed airtime by the broadcaster this season after their 1-1 draw at Brighton was also screened.[LNB] Eddie Howe's men will be out to gain revenge against Colchester, who ruined Cherries' long-standing unbeaten home record by claiming a 2-1 victory at Dean Court last month.[LNB] John Ward's side are flying high in League One and the teams sit level on 26 points in the play-off zone.[LNB] Meanwhile, midfielder Joe Partington was last night set to captain Wales under-21s in their home game against Austria.[LNB] The homegrown talent, who is on loan at Conference outfit Eastbourne Borough, is the second of Cherries' youth team graduates to gain international recognition this week, after Josh Mc-Quoid's Northern Ireland call-up.[LNB]
