from the Irish Sun-sponsored 'Premier Soccer Saturday Live' on May 1 after being pressured by irate Liverpool supporters. What was already a pointless endeavor has morphed into an embarrassing own goal for Montrose and sport editor Ryle Nugent. Surely someone must have put 2 and 2 together and realised that Liverpool supporters would hardly be enthused by the presence of two of their starting XI at Hillsborough on 15.4.89 on a programme sponsored by the hated Sun?
As Jim Boardman wrote on Anfieldroad.com today:
The disappointment felt by those Irish Reds was huge when they heard RTÉ plugging a show sponsored by The Sun and featuring major roles for ex-Reds Ray Houghton and Ronnie Whelan. Ronnie was club captain on the day of the disaster. Ray was memorably approached on the pitch that day by a fan desperate to get word out about what was unfolding on those terraces.
It is unthinkable that either would knowingly allow themselves to be associated with that paper.
At the same time it seems a rather underhand act from an organisation like RTÉ to put two Liverpool players into this position.
Underhand? We're not sure. Incompetent - absolutely. The panel now consists of Kenny Cunningham, John Giles and a PTBNL (pundit to be named later).
