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Roddy Forsyth: there is no such thing as a free lunch when it comes to TV rights For this scene we need Mel Gibson as Alex Salmond, face painted in a Saltire flag (in the exact shade of Pantone 300, as recommended by the Scottish Parliament), standing in front of the massed ranks of the Tartan Army and ready to invoke the spirit of immortal words first written down by a jobbing American screenwriter and afterwards inscribed on a hundred thousand tacky tea towels. By Roddy Forsyth
Published: 7:00AM GMT 19 Mar 2010
Blast from the past: Celtic's Thomas Bold (sic) tackles Paolo di Canio Photo: AFP Altogether now: "They may take our licence fees, but they can never take our free-to-air football!"
It is a cry that delights the Scottish National Party (who have no jurisdiction over the issue of TV sporting rights) – backed by a poll that says four out of five Scots want the national team's games screened by terrestrial broadcasters – but it evokes despair within the Scottish Football Association, all the more so because today is the deadline for submissions on the Davies Panel report on what events should be kept free from transmission charges for viewers.
The key word, of course, is 'free', which politicians love so much because it is what it says. It costs nothing to utter, just like the air we breathe. And like what else? Ah yes, free care for the elderly, a flagship policy in Scotland since 2002.
Ah, but there we have a wee difficulty. Free care for the elderly north of the border carried a price tag of ��358million at the last count – double what it cost four years ago. Does that make it twice or half as free?
Free tuition for Scottish students at Scottish universities is another tricky one. By my reading of the current Scottish Executive budget, free tuition costs us about ��520million this year and will be nearer ��600million next time around.
Well, we all know that what costs you nothing comes out of my tax bill and vice versa. On the other hand, although we accuse politicians of being free with slogans and even freer with other people's money, they do have a duty to balance the nation's books. The SFA, on the other hand, has a responsibility to develop the game at all levels in Scotland.
The bulk of the association's income comes from the sale of broadcast rights to national team fixtures and the Scottish Cup. Both, according to the Davies panel – whose report is to be considered by Ben Bradshaw, the UK's Minister for Culture, Media and Sport, should be included among British sport's crown jewels – available for all to see without cost.
The inclusion of Scotland games and the Scottish Cup final would not mean the loss of all broadcast income to the SFA, but it would certainly be slashed. The BBC is not the only broadcaster who would be allowed to bid for those rights – STV and Channels 4 and Five could so, too – but the others are simply not in the same league, even if the Beeb's sporting rights bids are capped at nine pence for every ��1 of licence fee, as is proposed.
I am among those who yearn for the era of free live football, but the landscape has changed drastically from the world of 25 years ago. Unless the *河蟹*, at UK or Scottish level, proposes to make up the shortfall in revenue – and you can be quite sure they ain't – the SFA will be forced to operate under handicap conditions, as its chief executive, Gordon Smith, has insisted this week.
Mind you there are pitfalls for the unwary on both sides of the argument. Smith must be careful of making too much of the SFA's investment in Scottish football – why, the sceptics ask, has the national side not qualified for a major tournament finals since 1998 and why is the game in Scotland generally in a rough state?
As for Salmond, is this the same First Minister who was questioned by the Lib-Dem's Tavish Scott in June about the demise of Setanta's satellite TV operation? Eck was puzzled by Tavish's suggestion that the SPL clubs should have their games shown on free-to-air channels.
How, the First Minister asked, could it solve things if the football clubs give away for free the commodity for which they are currently paid? Which reminds us that politics, like football, is a game of opinions – and that they are free to air. But if it's consistency you want, that's at a premium.
Magic of the Scottish Cup at Kilmarnock
Harry Potter's only previously known connection with Scottish football was that he belonged to Gryffindor House, whose colours were officially scarlet and gold but in practice turned to be identical to Motherwell’s venerable claret and amber, a happy coincidence that brought the Fir Park club some much needed revenue from fans of the boy wizard.
However, his presence was invoked again at Rugby Park on Saturday prior to Kilmarnock’s meeting with Celtic in the Active Nation Scottish Cup quarter-final.
A bunch of perplexed fans were milling about outside looking for the entrance marked on their tickets when they were spotted by a helpful policewoman, who pointed them to the correct door.
“It happens all the time,” she said.
“It’s like trying to find Platform 9�� at King’s Cross Station.”
The older members of the group looked none the wiser for this explanation, although happy enough to gain entry. Just as well she didn’t mention Lord Voldemort, whose name nobody dares to utter.
Of course, Celtic supporters get around that by referring to him as Dougie McDonald.
Boyd by name, Bold by mistake
Speaking of superheroes, Celtic do have Robbie Keane who swoops to their rescue wearing his legendary No7 cape just when all looks lost. But who will they turn to when he goes back to Spurs at the end of the season?
Step forward Thomas Bold!
In fact, if Hoops fans had searched the internet for this stirringly named character last weekend they would have seen him already kitted out in green and white for the Celtic side in action at the inaugural Emirates Airline Dubai Football Sevens in the Gulf.
Moreover, the Parkhead team beat AC Milan 3-2 in the final. Alas, on closer inspection Thomas Bold turned out to bear a striking resemblance to Tom Boyd, Celtic captain between 1997 and 2002.
At the age of 44, I fear that it has been some time since Tom was able to employ the words of Batman for use in the east end of Glasgow and say: “My work here is done!”