Football commentator Stan Collymore has been dropped by BT Sport from its coverage of tonight’s Scottish championship match between Raith Rovers and Rangers.

The former Liverpool and England striker revealed the decision on Twitter, saying it was “better to be right than bury my head”.

It follows his demand that Rangers’ games should not be televised because of sectarian singing by their fans, citing references in songs to “Fenian blood”.

Collymore wrote a series of tweets about the matter. One said: “I can hold my head high and say I did the right thing to challenge hypocrisy amongst Rangers fans”.

He urged his followers to show their support by signing a petition that calls for a boycott of the Glasgow club.

But a BT Sport spokesman, quoted by the Daily Mirror and the Guardian, suggested that Collymore had chosen the wrong forum to discuss the issue.

He said: “We did not agree with the nature of the debate on Twitter, which BT Sport was brought into without prior agreement.

“BT Sport does not agree with any form of racism and believes that it should not be tolerated in sport. It is a subject which should be tackled and discussed in the correct manner.

“BT Sport will raise and discuss the issue within its programming when relevant and in an appropriate manner”.



One group of Rangers fans, the Rangers Supporters Trust, responded by accusing Collymore of bias by ignoring sectarian chants aimed at them.



Sources: Daily Record/Daily Mirror/The Guardian

