As something of an authority on egg-chasing and the chief sports reporter at BBC Scotland he really should have plenty to occupy his time.
But Tom English doesn’t. With very little inside knowledge of Scottish football and a contact book that barely extends beyond Gorgie Road social media is a God-send to someone as limited as the main man at the state broadcaster.
The accused was heard to say, ‘I’m not obsessed with Rangers https://t.co/iBQohvDTvO
— Tom English (@TEnglishSport) September 11, 2020
As a former broadsheet writer English would chuckle over the story above while realising that it has far greater reach and appeal than his own chin-stroking efforts.
The tale of the naughty Celtic fan raised a few laughs at the time when the phrase ‘God left me a chair’ emerged.
The incident did seem contrived, the logical solution would have been to leave Ibrox by the same method that he entered the stadium.
After ditching the daily media conference from the First Minister BBC Scotland will provide coverage from 2pm of today’s SPFL Premiership card led by English and the usual suspects.