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Mark Pirie

James Bisgrove reveals Rangers alternative 'intelligence' to SPFL over Sky TV deal as Ibrox chief laments missed chance

Rangers commercial director James Bisgrove insists the SPFL should have followed the Champions League and Europa League and run a "competitive process" before agreeing the latest Sky TV deal.

SPFL chief Neil Doncaster unveiled the new agreement on Tuesday which is worth £30m per season and will show up to 60 SPFL matches exclusively live each campaign from 2024/25 - more than ever before - with scope to increase this over the term of the deal. It also means Premiership clubs will be able to sell pay-per-view streams within the UK and Ireland of up to five league home games per season.

Following the announcement, Bisgrove has laid out the alternative path Rangers had hoped the league would take before the deal with the broadcaster was rubber stamped. He reckons Doncaster and the other top executives at the SPFL could have reached out to the likes of Amazon, DAZN and BT Sport in a bid to find the best deal for the Scottish game.

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