Sky Sports, you astound me. After drawing Hibernian’s name during Sunday’s draw for the Scottish Cup, their football reporter David Tanner told viewers: “The last time Hibernian won the Scottish Cup was in 1902 – the same year Adolf Hitler turned 13.” Yes, you read that right.
I shudder to think why Tanner is so enthusiastic about Hitler’s life. Nor can I fathom why he thought his audience wanted him to share random stats from his unpleasant obsession. I normally don’t like it when people call for broadcasters’ heads, but I am amazed that Sky Sports have let Tanner keep his job.
Particularly since they were so quick to replace Clare Tomlinson last season when a guest swore during her live Goals On Sunday show. What hypocrisy! Clare is a wonderful talent and a brilliant woman. She’s worth a billion of the boorish men who park their fat, regretful backsides in football studios. More pertinently, her ‘offence’ was insignificant compared to David Tanner’s horrific remark.
So perhaps Sky Sports will reconsider Tanner’s position? Meanwhile, I understand Setanta Sports offer an increasingly good package.
