BT SPORT stop their coverage of Scottish football at the end of this season and on the whole it’s been good. However, on Wednesday night, the commentary was Sky Sports-esk with no Chris Sutton around.
The broadcaster chose to go with a team of Rory Hamilton (Lead Commentator), flanked by Michael Stewart and Stephen Craigan.
Stewart is an ex-Hearts player and Craigan has a well known case off wee team syndrome. Craigan actively spurs Celtic’s opposition on and talks them up. At one point he spoke of Celtic’s offside goal at 2-0 galvanising Hearts. We had Stewart who pulled up Christopher Jullien for making more of a tackle but then later in the game he kept quiet when a Hearts player did the same. It was a horrible night for BT Sport.
Celtic fans aren’t shy at telling you what they think and with no balance to the commentary – many stuck it on mute.
Michael Stewart and Stephen Craigan. pic.twitter.com/GTgxSSe8aZ
— Kieran Caw (@Kieran_Celtic) December 18, 2019
I pay £30 a month for @btsport and I feel like I’m watching Hearts TV with Craigan and Stewart.
Couple of bitter wee men— RobC (@BertC80) December 18, 2019
Can almost see the tears from Craigan and Stewart as Celtic begin to dismantle Hearts. Pair of biased idiots…
— Michael O'Neill (@mickybhoy55) December 18, 2019
Time to put the tv on mute. Stewart and Craigan doing my head in #morons
— Mel-Edouard ?? (@mel9samaras) December 18, 2019
Bearing in mind Craigan never cleanly kicked a ball, choosing to kick anything on grass, punching and acting the thug on the park, to hear him talk, you’d think he knew what he was talking about. This is a guy that you wouldn’t invite to a funeral. Craigan….Craggs… call him what you like, he was never a footballer, just a thug with football boots.
This is Scotland, what else do you expect.