When it comes to discussing controversial decisions involving Celtic, Hearts, Hibs, Aberdeen or even Annan and Forfar Kenny Mac is the man that BBC Scotland call on to ask the big questions- the ones that fans want answers to.
Trying to style himself as a hard-hitting reporter does have its drawbacks with listeners to Sportsound yesterday finding the other side of the BBC Scotland reporter.
The highs of Dortmund, being crowned Champions of Europe, on the back of a result that created shockwaves around the world were forgotten about at Tannadice yesterday with Bobby Madden the centre of attention. When his own team is at the centre of controversy Macintyre loses his cool, simply put he cannae take it.
For the record the East Kilbride based referee has never ever been a fan of Celtic. Never.
UPDATE: @kennymacsport doing very well in the Dundee Sedation Centre. Had remained dazed and unresponsive until Barry Ferguson visited and took his hand…a big smile broke across Kenny’s face.
Thankyou Barry.
Kenny to be back at PQ Monday for a “corrupt referees” special at 7pm? https://t.co/dCQJ0XyjCQ— Graham Spiers (@GrahamSpiers) February 20, 2022
As two vital points slipped away at Tannadice, the chance to leapfrog Selik lost things just got too much for Macintyre, sitting alongside one of his childhood heroes Deek Ferguson on BBC duty at the match.
Madden’s performance was taken apart, no mitigating circumstances were offered as the call went out for VAR and full time referees.
Until the turn of the year, or when the Ibrox club started dropping points there wasn’t much of a call for VAR from the Scottish media.
We have great honest officials, men in love with the game doing their level best without showing any allegiance towards the club that they supported as a kid, like Macintyre as he waited outside of Ibrox for autographs from his heroes, men that he would later share a broadcasting studio with.
The age old excuse that controversial decisions balance themselves out has been abandoned as the league table shows Celtic three points clear at the top of the SPFL, with just 11 matches left for the nine point turnaround to be reversed.
Rangers are my team, never hidden that. Be strange to have someone working on Sportsound that didn’t support a team.
As for Kris Boyd. I know at times he is a wind up merchant, but he talks up our game. Would he be in the Sky studio tonight if he wasn’t such a big personality?
— Kenny Macintyre (@kennymacsport) January 31, 2022