Andy Walker has announced that he won’t be covering any more live SPFL matches for Sky Sports.
The former Celtic striker had enjoyed a 14 year run mainly as co-commentator to Ian Crocker but it looks like Chris Sutton will be taking up that role.
With Kris Boyd and James McFadden joining Walker on Sky Sports duty a large number of Celtic fans restrict their viewing to the 90 minutes of action and little else.
Walker told Go Radio on Monday (40 minutes):
I did sign off last night. That will be my last Sky game in Scotland. I’m hoping to retain all the English games that I do but I’ve been there for 14 years and I’ve really enjoyed it. I know we get a bit of stick here and there but I think it’s a truly talented and hard working team in Scotland.
And I think whoever gets the gig, I hope they enjoy it as much as I have because it’s been an absolute blast. I’ve really loved it.
During an appearance on Go Radio in April, Walker let slip that Sky Sports hear the discussions between the match referee and VAR. Live on air he claimed that an official was told to go with the easy decision over an offside call, forcing a sheepish apology as reported by STV.
Chris Sutton challenging and taking Kris Boyd’s arguments apart should make for good viewing with Sky surely expecting to take their new summer signing to Ibrox, a venue that Sutton has previously been banned from. The first Glasgow Derby of next season will be at Ibrox.
SFA ‘could pull plug’ on Sky’s VAR feed access as row over Andy Walker ‘easiest way out’ claims escalateshttps://t.co/PrPhIRAeEK pic.twitter.com/LPAfyJOT43
— Scottish Sun Sport (@scotsunsport) April 5, 2023
Sky apologise to SFA over Andy Walker’s ‘easy way out’ VAR claims.https://t.co/q8JfCz2NEK
— STV Sport (@STVSport) April 6, 2023
Good riddance to bad rubbish. His idiotic takes aside he’s always been so depressing to listen to, miserably droning on with his pish. Sutton will give them the boot up the erse they need and put that fud Boyd in his place tout de suite!
gwan ya good thing sutton !!! lol
I tippled that something was not right with Walker a couple of months before the end of the season ! He was being overly critical of most things as he probably was told he was not needed next season by the SS . Normally he was quieter than a Church mouse when employed by Sky , but obviously we now know something was afoot on the broadcasting front to make him start his yapping …..Will big fake Kris Boyd still be at the SS next season ,or is he next to get pumped ?
Wee fckn dweeb…..Adios