Setanta deal criticised

RANGERS chief David Murray has launched a stinging criticism of the SPL for agreeing a television deal with Setanta Sport rather than the BBC.

Murray said he feared Scottish football could “end up in a Nationwide situation” and criticised the SPL for declaring the deal was done before Setanta’s resources had been fully investigated.

SPL auditors are still carrying out due diligence to satisfy themselves about Dublin-based Setanta’s accounts, but the governing body have already announced that a £35 million, four-year deal has been agreed in principle.