Rangers hurt by SPFL ‘mismanagment’ as documents emerge – Keith Wyness
Aberdeen’s former chief Keith Wyness has claimed Rangers and Celtic have been hurt by “mismanagement” from the SPFL in recent years.
Speaking on the new edition of Football Insider’s Inside Track podcast, the 66-year-old – who served as CEO at Aberdeen between 2000 and 2004, had lengthy spells as the chief of Everton and Aston Villa and now runs a football consultancy advising elite clubs – insisted the Scottish Premiership should be bringing in much more in television revenue from overseas.
The SPFL revealed a new document on 4 October which shows £37.9 million in prize money was distributed to 42 clubs, up from last year’s £35.8 million.
Sky Sports’ TV deal with the Scottish Premiership is worth £30million per season and is supplemented by the new Premier Sports agreement, which was struck earlier this year.
Scottish football is also shown in 150 countries thanks to a deal with international rights agency Infront.
Wyness rips into SPFL as Rangers hurt by ‘mismanagement’
However, Wyness insisted there has been not enough “risk-taking” by the SPFL in an attempt to grow revenue.
He told Football Insider‘s Insider Track podcast: “The SPFL has been mismanaged for many years, in my opinion.
“I’ve had my time working there.
“I know they were offered a similar deal to the CVC deal with La Liga, which would’ve changed the game in Scottish football – but it seemed the board were incapable of understanding common sense.
“There’s a big problem with how Scottish football is governed.
“There has got to be more risk-taking with how it is marketed internationally.
“The league has to be doing better than it is in terms of its European stature.
“It’s the most-watched per population for any of the leagues in Europe, for example, so there is an interest. It could be very attractive.”
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