Every Saturday afternoon BBC Sportsound sit around and promote the agenda of their silent partners from Ibrox. What they actually want no-one will say but their new Communications Manager is certainly ensuring that as much disarray as possible is created in the Scottish game.
Two weeks ago Scot Gardiner was selectively releasing details of his WhatsApp chats, almost as soon as he was off-air Douglas Park was calling for the suspension of Neil Doncaster and Murdoch MacLennan based on the evidence of a mystery whistle blower.
Last Saturday Ann Budge and Dave Cormack were sweet talked into requesting an independent enquiry as demanded by the Ibrox club. Neither Aberdeen or Hearts formally requested another enquiry to the SPFL during the week.
Today the state broadcaster sought out the views of Gregory Campbell, an MP in Northern Ireland for the DUP. A party that has outlived its time, with views and policies that should have been quietly ditched a century or so ago.
In midweek Campbell created at Early Day Motion in the UK Parliament.
Nothing of his background was discussed prior to the interview, he had no evidence just rumours on social media.
Presenter Richard Gordon didn’t extract a single detail from Campbell, he wasn’t asked about his overall interest in the Scottish game, his thoughts on league reconstruction or Partick Thistle’s relegation.
Michael Stewart’s suspension earlier this season highlighted the dark forces at work within the state broadcaster’s Glasgow branch office, Sportsound today confirmed that those policies are growing in power within BBC Scotland.
Next week on @BBCSportsound Tommy Robinson will join us to discuss whether VAR should be used in season 20/21…
— Celtic Underground* (@celticrumours) April 25, 2020
Impossible now for #BBCSportsound to sink any lower into the gutter after inviting DUP bigot & #Celtic hater Gregory Campbell on the show to talk about Scottish football.
No doubt facilitated by Rangers new DUP PR David “No Surrender” Graham.
Time to switch Beeb off for good! https://t.co/xHz6aEh4p9— Brian McNally (@McNallyMirror) April 25, 2020
No pussyfooting about from me anyway. Gregory Campbell is a despicable character who shouldn’t be anywhere close to be allowed a say on this. The second version of Rangers are actually considerably worse than the first.
— Parcel O’ Rogues (@ParcelORogues1) April 25, 2020
Gregory Campbell saying on Sportsound that everything pales into insignificance because of the virus but still insists on making this political, no doubt he had a wee call from his ex DUP colleague and now head of communications at Rangers David Graham. pic.twitter.com/DVIZuVNbdb
— Tam Sellics son (@TamsellicsonIII) April 25, 2020
Gregory Campbell really is a new low for @BBCSportsound
— Celtic Collectibles (@CollectCelticFC) April 25, 2020
Hopefully Gregory Campbell on @BBCSportsound will kill off any last ‘regular listeners’ from any decent sections of society…
And if you are wondering “Who the f”ck is that guy?!?”… It’s THIS guy… ? pic.twitter.com/LFpzWk7OEv
— ? Gastro Celtic ? (@Gastro_Celtic) April 25, 2020
Seems Richard Gordon & his @BBCSportsound producer pulled a flanker on their unwitting panelists going by the post Gregory Campbell interview outrage that was expressed by @TEnglishSport & @mstewart_23 ??
— Francis Aloysius (@FrankMcKeon3) April 25, 2020
Did @BBCSportsound really have Gregory Campbell on, wow, I mean I stopped listening to that shit ages ago but that’s a new low. Despicable to be honest.
— Henke7bhoy (@chrisnbhoy) April 25, 2020
What next for @BBCSportsound after having Gregory Campbell on the platform? A live DJ Set from Jimmy Bell’s house on the 12th of July?
— Stephen Thomas???? (@CPTullyBhoy) April 25, 2020
Breathtaking @BBCSportsound sectarian radio. Gregory Campbell should not ever be allowed space to comment on our game. We need to drive the racists and sectarians out the game not interview them.
— Paul Francis McKenna (@PM1959) April 25, 2020
Gregory Campbell DUP: Bigot, fascist, hypocrite. https://t.co/KQwUXRPiCp via @YouTube@BBCSportsound
Disgusted that this man just featured on your show.
— JD???????? (@doc53384809) April 25, 2020
Gregory Campbell of the DUP.
A new low for @BBCSportsound
— Grant Peggie* (@GrantPeggie1) April 25, 2020
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