AUDIO: Pundit John Giles offered to do Scotland game ‘for no extra payment’

John Giles has aired his disappointment at not being part of the RTÉ panel for tomorrow’s crucial Euro 2016 qualifier and admits he’s unsure if there’s a future for him with the national broadcaster.

Public outcry has abounded since news emerged that the veteran pundit won’t be joining his Three Amigos partners — Eamon Dunphy and Liam Brady — as the station’s expert panel for Scotland’s visit to meet Ireland at Aviva Stadium. It seems the station’s citing of “scheduling reasons” as justification for Giles’s absence to facilitate Richie Sadlier’s presence in studio has been dismissed by the 74-year-old.

Moreover, the former Ireland player-manager — a senior analyst since starting with RTÉ for the 1986 World Cup — is particularly aggrieved at how the “axing” was handled by Montrose senior management.