THE BBC’s contempt for Scottish licence payers is never more evident than when it comes to football.
The latest show of disdain is the Wednesday highlights package on BBC2 at 10pm. It promises to show ‘all the action from every SPL match’. Yes, the show lasts for a full 30 minutes. Presumably the same time it takes Dougie Donnelly to coiffeur his blonde rinse.
I never thought I’d put the following in print but I think Wednesday night Sportscene has the potential to rival Scotsport for worst football show on telly. At least Scotsport’s bad in a good sort of way. Sportscene, on the other hand, is a perfect example of how disgracefully Scottish football fans are treated by programmers at the Beeb.
What real football fan in Scotland, in this era of modern technology, hasn’t seen their team’s goals by a Wednesday night? And then to afford it only half an hour just adds salt to the wounds. I wonder if there was a rigged phone-in competition involved it would be a prime time 90 minute show?
While we're on this point, I remember a Rangers European game last season had the first half on BBC2 and then had to switch over to BBC1 for the second. Why? Because Crufts was on. We should know our place.
Random irritations
The player ratings in the papers - DaMarcus Beasley was given a 9 the other day. I mean, come on, it was a goal against a bunch of nobodys, not a hat-trick in the world cup final.
'Big' Sam Allardyce
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An hour would be a better deal and Wednesday is a strange night to have it. Still, at least no Gary Lineker. Every cloud and all that.
"No Gary Lineker" is a welcome sentence in any context.
I think the BBC should show the First Division highlights on a Sunday instead. I think it'll be a good league this year.
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