'The worst conditions in my 35-year career' - commentating in the FA Cup fog

BBC Sport commentator Steve Bower gives an insight into trying to commentate when thick fog engulfs a stadium and you can barely see the action.

Notts County beat Altrincham in incredible fog-filled spectacle

One of the most important attributes for a commentator is to be able to see the action you are trying to describe but that became a luxury for BBC Sport's Steve Bower when Altrincham hosted Notts County in an FA Cup tie on Saturday.

As thick fog enveloped the Moss Lane ground, he could barely see what was going on in a first-round game being televised live on BBC Two.

"One of the more challenging of my long career, that's about 35 years now," said Bower about the experience.

"I was reminded by a colleague - maybe I'm a jinx - that we had a similar thing on the BBC about three years ago when we did York against Wigan in the first round and the fog came in.

"Tonight was worse. From where we were, opposite the dugouts, once the play went to the centre circle and beyond, we couldn't see a thing.

Source: BBC Sport