4 reasons why Dave Cormack’s Sky TV deal statement is wrong as Aberdeen chairman’s claims are obliterated

There aren’t many chairmen of a top flight football club who are frequently found on social media but Dave Cormack is an exception. However, the Dons supremo might have been advised to steer clear of Twitter on Sunday night after releasing his afternoon statement defending the current SPFL deal that is on the table from Sky.

Cormack would have found plenty of critics of the proposed £30million-a-season extension to the current agreement in place with the broadcasting giants. The deal on offer would see the maximum number of games they are entitled to show increase from 48 to 60 a campaign – beginning from 2024-25 – with annual payments increased from £25million to £30m by 2028-29.

In addition, there would be the option of two additional bundles of 10 games at a cost of £4m each and if Sky decided to trigger that then they could screen 80 games a season with the deal going up to £38m per year. But there is of course no guarantees they would take that up and in that case it would be offered to other broadcasters.

As one of two clubs yet to give the proposed deal the thumbs up along with Livingston, Rangers managing director Stewart Robertson was critical of the fact the SPFL hadn’t gone to market and put the rights out to tender. He pointed to bigger financial deals in countries such as Sweden which Cormack addressed in his statement, highlighting the fact that their deal is to show EVERY live game which could have an impact on matchday revenue.

Cormack made a series of points in a lengthy statement with many seized upon by critics, with the Reds chief even taking time out to respond to some. Here, Record Sport looks at some of those picked up on.

Cormack said: “It was recently reported that Sweden is getting