Kris Boyd has often come across as the sort of guy where you tend to think, if he’s in a Sky Sports studio some village somewhere is short of a dimwit for a few hours at least.
Following the Glasgow Derby thumping of his precious theRangers team however, Boyd showed a darker side, rather than the bumbling fool trying to create his media persona as the blue equivalent of Chris Sutton, whilst being without the clever sarcasm, wit or intelligence of the former Celtic striker.
🗣 “We want to develop and get better every time we step on the pitch, whether that be in a game or on the training pitch.”
Full media conference with Callum McGregor 🎥#ABECEL | #cinchPrem | #CelticFC🍀 pic.twitter.com/2oxQACGvIK
— Celtic Football Club (@CelticFC) February 8, 2022
Indeed, Boyd was more to be pitied than angered by as he struggled to form a coherent sentence never mind any argument or reasonable analysis.
That was until he targeted Celtic’s captain that is, with a few words he no doubt thought would endear him to the true blue faithful, but instead threatened his career – “the fact managed to get through the 90 minutes without anyone testing out that face mask is another story, but his commitment to the team was tremendous.”
Celtic have already commented the club’s disgust by the matter and it will be interesting indeed to see if that was simple posturing or if Boyd will face any sort of ban from Celtic Park. However, he was back on commentary duty for Sky at Ibrox on Sunday – perhaps a tactical decision from Sky not to have him anywhere near Fir Park – and it appears the broadcaster are attempting to stand by their blue-nosed pantomime pundit.
It also seems Callum McGregor has seen fit to close that particular chapter after revealing Kris Boyd at least had the cajones to contact the Celtic captain, explain himself, and with that explanation McGregor is happy enough to move on.
Clyde 1’s Andrew Maclean and other mainstream media reporters have quoted the Celtic captain at today’s Media Conference saying:
“When you read it at first it doesn’t make great reading. Since then he has reached out, we’ve a chat about it and we’ll move on
“He had realised it’s a poor choice of words and we put it to bed”.
🗣 Callum McGregor on Kris Boyd’s comments about his injury/mask:
“When you read it at first it doesn’t make great reading. Since then he has reached out, we’ve a chat about it and we’ll move on
“He had realised it’s a poor choice of words and we put it to bed”. pic.twitter.com/vHJ8av5mBt
— Andrew Maclean (@AndrewMaclean_) February 8, 2022
Considering the severity of the injury Callum McGregor received, it takes a big man to accept the reasoning of a dangerous fool like Kris Boyd, but if Callum McGregor is happy to move on then fair play to him, he’s probably a bigger man in that regard than many. Indeed, I wonder how Kris Boyd would have reacted had the shoe been on the other foot.
🗣️”He reached out, he recognised it was a poor choice of words”
Celtic Captain, Callum McGregor says Kris Boyd has reached out over his comments regarding his facial injury. pic.twitter.com/7R0YRcRjCG
— The Go Radio Football Show (@GoFootballShow) February 8, 2022
One very pertinent comment below this tweet well worth mentioning: “He might have’reached out’ but he did not apologise. I believe that if you offend someone publicly you apologise in the same way. Until Boyd retracts his words he should not be allowed near Celtic Park, or be assisted in any way by Celtic,” M Rooney.
Niall J
Boyd is an embarrassment!
He knew full well what he was doing.
We know that. He knows we know that! We know he knows we know that!
It is why he “reached out”, but didn’t apologise for the comment.
He was simply putting water on the fire in the cowardly way he is used to.
A decidedly distasteful and horrible person.