Paul Hartley blasts pundit Pat Nevin for ‘talking garbage’

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Furious Dundee manager Paul Hartley last night launched a blistering verbal attack on pundit Pat Nevin – and insisted Sportscene lacks complete credibility.

 

Hartley was reacting to criticism from former Everton and Scotland star Nevin in the wake of last Friday night’s 1-0 league defeat away to Aberdeen at Pittodrie.

 

Nevin, live on television late on Sunday evening in his long-held role as a critic, felt Dundee’s defending left a lot to be desired, including their concession of an early goal to Adam Rooney, which proved decisive on the night.

 

But Hartley, whose side welcome Falkirk to Dens Park for tonight’s Scottish Cup fourth round tie, has hit back in sweeping style by claiming the 52-year-old isn’t qualified to be making such remarks, having never held a managerial role.

 

Hartley said: “I didn’t see it but I was told about it and then I saw it.

 

“I was shown it this morning. That’s why he has never managed.

 

It’s the worst programme I’ve seen. Does it have any credibility? No, it’s got none.

Paul Hartley

 

“What would he know about the shape of my team? He picks out three incidents in the game.

 

“I saw the players’ performance on Friday night, I saw the shape of the team – and some of the stuff he was speaking about was absolute garbage.

 

“That sums that programme up.

 

“It’s disappointing. He doesn’t know what he is talking about – and it’s the same every week. That’s why I don’t watch it. It’s why I wouldn’t have any of my players going on it – and I wouldn’t go on it myself.

 

“It’s the worst programme I’ve seen.

 

“Does it have any credibility? No, it’s got none.

 

“It’s not what it used to be like, away back in the 1980s when you wanted to sit up and watch Sportscene on a Saturday night.

 

“Now you don’t want to watch it. You just hear people talking about it.

 

“I got told me about it this morning, got shown the clip and some of the stuff he is talking about is just absolute nonsense – about shape and organisation. I was at the game, I managed it.

 

“He wasn’t a defender. He has never coached or managed a team. He probably didn’t even watch the game. “ I guarantee you he never watched the whole game.

 

“It’s disappointing for someone to go on there and speak about things that he doesn’t know about.

 

“He doesn’t know our team. He’s probably never seen us play this season. He can have his say but he’s talking absolute rubbish.

 

“I’ve told you the programme is terrible.

 

“No matter what anybody says, it’s garbage – and I’m not the only one that thinks that by the way.”

 

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[Bearman 9]

I didn't have much time for Hartley only because he made some of my match days a disaster day out, but I'll say this...he's spot on in everything he says about Sportscene, a dreadful sports programme not fit for purpose.

[Gazza_8 233]

Wasn't Hartley a regular on Sportscene a few years ago?

[Frankie 8,182]

Wasn't Hartley a regular on Sportscene a few years ago?

 

Yeah, pretty sure he was.

 

Like others, as soon as he's out of a job again, he'll take the coin to appear in the media. Just a matter of time.