BBC Scotland show no humanity in Miller choice

BBC Scotland turned to the manager of Maccabi Tel Aviv for expert analysis of Scotland’s friendly against Bolivia.

With their massive news and sports staff the state broadcaster will be well aware that Maccabi Tel Aviv are the club most closely associated with the genocide of Palestine being carried out by the IDG.

As a prompt towards that there has been very visible protests from Celtic fans against the possible appointment of former Maccabi boss Robbie Keane.

That campaign highlighted the sort of motivational videos shown to Maccabi players such as video clips from front line IDF soldiers.

Of course no-one on Sportscene was going to ask Miller even the most gentle question about his current employers.

Not when there are cliches to go through as they all help themselves to a chunk of the TV licence fee for a Saturday night kickabout.

Miller has barely been on BBC Scotland over the last two seasons. He has spent that time trailing around behind Ronny Deila before recently taking charge of Maccabi.

It’s not as if BBC Scotland are short of dull and predictable pundits.

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How could you be anything else with Steven Thompson and James McFadden regularly on air.

It seems that any connection with either Ibrox club is the main qualification for a place on board the BBC gravy train.

Every day of the week Steven Naismith, Cammy Bell, Neil McCann, Leanne Crichton and others share their inside views on whatever matches are being covered.

Fortunately some reality has reached the state broadcaster with much of their World Cup coverage coming from Glasgow.

Tom English, affectionately known as House Paddy will front most of the radio coverage reflecting his status in broadcasting.

In previous years English could have expected to be on a jolly between Florida, New York and Boston sharing his flowery attempt at coverage.

For this tournament he’ll be splitting his time between his mancave and the BBC studio at Pacific Quay in Glasgow.