Sky Sports name surprise host for new show that was controversially scrapped
Sky Sports has picked veteran presenter Dharmesh Sheth to lead the revamped version of Sunday Supplement - five years after the show was controversially axed.
The newspaper review show ran for 20 years and featured some of the top journalists in the country discussing the biggest headlines in football and in the Premier League.
It was originally hosted by Neil Ashton, former chief sports reporter for the Sun, before Sky presenter Jacqui Oatley took over in 2020, but the show was cancelled later that year.
But now Sky chiefs are resurrecting the programme and have made a surprise choice to helm it, with Sheth set to take up presenting duties, according to the Daily Mail.
Sheth is a long-serving member of staff at Sky who can often be seen on Sky Sports News breaking down the latest transfer news.
He is set to switch up his focus by hosting a show for the first time as he told the Mail: "To be given the opportunity to present the show is all a bit surreal. And I can't wait to get started."
There was previously speculation that former BBC Radio One DJ Roman Kemp could take on the role after taking up a job with Sky.
Chiefs were expected to give the show a new name but have decided to stick with the original title.
The report adds that the show will continue a similar format to the original, with major football stories being discussed by industry insiders.
The first presenter of the Sunday Supplement was Jimmy Hill, when the show was initially called Hold The Back Page back in 1999.
Football fans will fondly remember how it was preceded by the Goals on Sunday highlights show, hosted by Ben Shepherd and Chris Kamara.
It comes at a time when Sky are making major changes to its programming schedule. They cancelled beloved and long-running show Soccer AM in 2023 and have also made major changes to its Gilette Soccer Saturday line-up, with Jeff Stelling leaving after 25 years at the end of the 2022-23 season.
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