Sun reporter calls out paranoid Kris Boyd over his Aberdeen conspiracy

Bill Leckie has told Kris Boyd to pack away his conspiracy theories and concentrate on the problems facing his own team.

From the moment that the final whistle blew on Celtic’s 6-0 win over Aberdeen two weeks ago Boyd has been trapped in his own little world of how the Dons are only interested in three or four matches a season.

A win for Barry Robson’s side at Ibrox at the end of September brought about the sacking of Micky Beale but they seem to be given no credit for dishing out that favour.

Boyd has created a lucrative media career appealing to the cave dwellers on message boards, highlighting all the injustices that the Ibrox Tribute Act have suffered while sidestepping his contribution of three goals in 29 Championship matches back in the 2014/15 season under Ally McCoist, Kenny McDowall and Stuart McCall.

The international break was dominated by allegations about Aberdeen picking and choosing which games to turn up for as others picked up on the claims from Boyd that Robson’s side threw in the towel against the side that has won 11 of the last 12 SPFL titles.

Normally columnists for the same publisher wouldn’t criticise each other but Boyd’s stupidity proved too much for Leckie to resist.

Writing in The Sun, the self declared St Mirren fan explained the aspirations of supporting a diddy team:

We don’t care which of you wins the league. Believe it or not, we’re more concerned with ourselves.

With not getting relegated, with maybe making the top six or getting into Europe or — once in your chosen colour of moon — getting close to winning a trophy.

Which means that all your daft conspiracy theories, all your he-said-she-said whataboutery, it’s all just?.?.?.?well, DAFT.

The argument all last week, from my colleague Kris Boyd and his fellow pundit Kenny Miller to name but two, is that as Aberdeen won at Ibrox in September then lost 6-0 at Parkhead this month, they must obviously try harder against Rangers.

But after watching Philippe Clement’s side scramble a point at Pittodrie with a stoppage-time James Tavernier penalty — and our next caller is Mr P Lawwell of Parkhead — it’s maybe time the microscope was turned away from the opposition and focused on Rangers themselves.

Turning the spotlight on the Ibrox Tribute Act, he added:

They lost at Killie on the opening day of the season. They had Celtic at home, with no away fans in the place, and blew it. They were dismantled at home by the Dons to end the dismal Michael Beale era.

So the fact that they’re playing catch-up, game in hand or no game in hand, is 110 per cent their own fault.

Any arguments to the contrary are nothing more or less than a projection of their own weaknesses onto others.

Apart from anything else, to listen to Boydy, Miller and more you’ve think Aberdeen had the Indian sign over Rangers, that they were pumping them regularly, as opposed to their six victories in the past 38 meetings.

During his long, record breaking career Boyd only scored one goal against Celtic, there was no conspiracy theory or claims that he threw in the towel he just wasn’t good enough against players like Gary Caldwell, Glen Loovens and Jozo Simunovic.

Despite having three topics covered in today’s column no mention was made to the 68 match, three managers and 22 month run without an SPFL penalty being awarded against the Ibrox Tribute Act.