BBC Scotland have plan in place to ditch Scottish Cup Final onto overspill channel
After demanding a 5.30pm kick-off for the Scottish Cup Final BBC Scotland have plans in place to shunt the Hampden clash onto their overspill channel.
As it stands the Celtic v Inverness Caley Thistle match will be shown on BBC One Scotland with 30 minutes build up fronted by Steven Thompson.
That will follow on from network coverage of the FA Cup Final from Wembley which kicks off at 3pm after extensive build up but if that match goes to extra-time viewers will have to search for the digital BBC Scotland channel to watch the action from Hampden.
The BBC have announced that should the English FA Cup final run into Extra-Time then the Scottish Cup final will move to the BBC Scotland channel instead.
That move to 5:30pm looking a more inspired move by the day. pic.twitter.com/66gqDlwmTv
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Having demanded a kick-off switch to suit their schedules it seems incredible that BBC Scotland bosses are relying on the Manchester City v Manchester United match not going to extra-time.
A 6pm kick-off at Hampden would have avoided that possibility but the 5.30pm kick-off leaves BBC One Scotland viewers staring at the action from Wembley while the countdown is underway to kick-off at Hampden.
Earlier this year Ian Maxwell launched a Marketing Group to maximise commercial opportunities, it is three years since the SFA were able to find a sponsor willing to be associated with the Scottish Cup.