"Martin Tyler is a disgrace" Sky Sports commentator slammed for Hillsborough comments

Veteran Sky Sports commentator Martin Tyler has come under fire for comments made about Hillsborough ahead of the new Premier League season.

The BBC has since issued an apology to listeners and has also issued a statement claiming they should have challenged the views live on air.

As a result of the comments, social media has gone crazy with people brandishing Tyler's comments as 'disgraceful'.

With the PL beginning tonight, Tyler will surely have to publicly apologise before getting back to work on TV.

Tyler's comments brandished 'disgraceful'

"We regret that we did not robustly challenge Martin Tyler on a comment which appeared to link Hillsborough & hooliganism." Read the apology. "Martin has since apologised for the comment & clarified that these were separate examples & he did not intend to conflate the two."

Tyler, 76, was speaking about 30 years of the Premier League. Then he referred to 'Hillsborough and other hooligan-related issues' words that have understandably caused great anger.

People personally affected by the tragedy have since commented (via Liverpool Echo) with Hillsborough survivor and author Adrian Tempany who wanted the journalists to challenge his comments live on air:

"More shoddy journalism from the BBC today. So many journalists are now losing the ability to think on their feet, deviate from the script, and challenge people when they lie."

Liverpool City Region Mayor and Liverpool fan Steve Rotheram described the comments as 'exceptionally crass' and said Mr Tyler 'should know much better." He added: "Even now people whose careers are built on football still spread these foul smears."

It is widely known and accepted that disgraceful slurs made about Liverpool fans and hooliganism related to the 1989 disaster are untrue, as was clarified at the 2016 inquests which found Liverpool fans were unlawfully killed.

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