He may have just nailed down the most lucrative TV contract in the history of Scottish football. But SPFL chief executive Neil Doncaster was back in the firing line yesterday after finally taking the wraps off a seven year, £150m tie up with broadcast giants Sky.
Targeted by a stinging attack from Rangers last week, Doncaster now stands accused of selling the Scottish game on the cheap when compared to rival leagues across the continent. A long running feud with the Ibrox club led to him ripping up the league’s rule book in order to controversially cut them out of the vote at the 11th hour - and drag the multi-million pound package over the line.
But with 41 of Scotland’s 42 clubs all giving their backing to Doncaster’s deal, has this simmering row with Rangers turned personal and toxic? Our chief football writer Keith Jackson went to Hampden yesterday to find out…
