15 juill. 2009 - Celtic chairman John Reid savages SPL rivals over 'disastrous' Setanta TV rights deal

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The deal is worth less than half of what Setanta had bid to secure the rights last year, before the troubled company’s slide into administration last month rendered that agreement void.

At that time market leaders Sky had offered to pay the SPL slightly less but the elite division opted instead to take their chances with the up-and-coming Irish company and have paid the price.

“Celtic have a responsibility to speak out for our supporters who will be deeply dissatisfied with the background to and outcome of today’s SPL decision and the events leading up to it,” said Reid.

“No-one should under-estimate the blow that has been inflicted on this club and Scottish football by the way in which the whole affair has been handled, and by the losses incurred.

“Last year’s decision to reject the Sky bid and opt for Setanta – arrived at against the strong opposition of Celtic, Rangers and Aberdeen – has proved to be the disastrous misjudgement we indicated it might be, with Setanta now in administration.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/celtic/5844908/Celtic-chairman-John-Reid-savages-SPL-rivals-over-disastrous-Setanta-TV-rights-deal.html