Jim White has announced a very abrupt departure from Sky Sports News.
The neutral fan from Kelvinside has been at the centre of the station for the best part of 20 years, turning himself into a personality with his Transfer Deadline Day coverage and trademark yellow tie.
White broke into broadcasting in the eighties as the face of sport on STV, jumping fully on board the Souness Revolution to the extent that he took Mark Walters to an evening of festivities at an Orange Lodge.
Over the last few years he has taken on the mid-morning show on TalkSPORT, while every other presenter is comfortable admitting to the club they support White has always been in denial about his Ibrox affections.
In February 2012 he was almost in tears as news broke that the old Rangers club had been put into administration.
Over the last decade he has been loyal to a variety of Ibrox regimes, getting a jolly out to South Africa to marvel at the wine collection of Mr King but exceeding that with a bedside vigil to Founding Father Charles Green.
#DeadlineDay pic.twitter.com/480jKcoSe1
— Jim White (@JimWhite) June 11, 2021
You still got the jacket Jim? pic.twitter.com/GtHmVzKI2F
— paul (@paul63226242) June 11, 2021
— Kenny R (@ThatKennyGuy11) June 11, 2021
My favourite moment of your 23 years was the day you had to announce live on air your beloved Rangers had died happy days thanks for the memories @JimWhite ??
— Colum Bonner (@bonner_colum) June 12, 2021
Goodbye Jim. #BWFC pic.twitter.com/tEyFuESBg9
— Joe Potts (@MrJPotts_) June 12, 2021
Have you considered retiring from everything, your show is killing talksport
— Jason Cloutt (@Cloutty66) June 12, 2021
