Kris Boyd’s absence from live coverage of the St Mirren v Celtic match had nothing to do with a petition launched by Hoops fans to have the former Kilmarnock striker removed from their matches.
John Collins came in from the cold to join James McFadden and Eilidh Barbour on the commentary platform at Paisley as the hoops scored four times without reply.
Boyd has been virtually ever present with Sky Sports this season including Celtic’s recent matches at home to Hibs and on the road at Livingston and Kilmarnock. Rather than share his views in the live coverage of the match he was in a studio following the action for Sky Sports News.
Through the week Boyd appears on Sky Sports News to share opinions on all matters Scottish while fronting a weekly podcast with Andy Walker.
Celtic fans recently launched a petition to have Boyd removed from coverage of their matches but that didn’t impact on last night’s coverage according to the Daily Record:
Sky do not use Boyd for every single game and Record Sport understands his absence from the main match programme cannot be attributed to a section of Celtic fans’ demands.
Should Sky keep Kris Boyd off Celtic matches?
Yes, he adds nothing, just sniggering and gloating
No, I enjoy his opinions and insight
On Sunday Sky Sports will be covering Celtic’s match away to St Johnstone, a year ago Celtic fans complained strongly about Boyd’s criticism of Leigh Griffiths with the striker highlighting the Sky pundit after scoring against Kilmarnock.
CLICK HERE for the petition to have Boyd removed from Celtic matches on Sky Sports.
Kris Boyd’s absence from Sky’s Celtic coverage explained after Hoops fans called for Rangers legend’s removalhttps://t.co/ecaUsCmgXE
— Daily Record Sport (@Record_Sport) February 11, 2021
@ScotlandSky we Rangers fans have been asking for the removal of andy Walker & Ian Crocker from our games for years without success… yet a little taste of their own medicine and the other half ask for kris Boyd to be removed and it’s granted immediately. Please explain.
— G Dub (@grantyboy1980) February 11, 2021
A 4-0 win is all well and good, but I won’t lie, my highlight of tonight was not having Kris Boyd on my tv
— Jamie Clark (@williemcstinker) February 10, 2021
@ScotlandSky better production tonight without Kris Boyd. The man’s a babbling baboon. More of no Boyd please Sky.
— The Dog (@The_Dog1888) February 10, 2021
@SkySports why is kris Boyd not commentating on the Glasgow Celtic game tonight?? us rangers fans have had to listen to Chris Sutton & John hartson for a decade & Andy Walker all commentating on Glasgow Rangers games will this be stopped as well? Folded to Celtic’s tears
— jason evans (@jayhus83) February 10, 2021
I wonder if the petition to get Kris Boyd off our games has worked. Conspicuous with his absence #CelticFC
— Dr Davie Adam EngD (@DrDavieAdamEngD) February 10, 2021
No Kris Boyd at Paisley?! Would’ve tuned in earlier if I had known that…
— John Gerard Collins (@collinsjg57) February 10, 2021