Chris Sutton bids Livingston 'good riddance' as Celtic hero calls for Premiership plastic pitch ban
dailyrecord.co.ukChris Sutton has bid Livingston "good riddance" ahead of their likely relegation as he's desperate to see the back of their plastic pitch.Celtic were 3-0 winners at the Tony Macaroni arena on Sunday, a result which sent them back to the top of the Premiership table and established a one point gap over Rangers ahead of next Sunday's Old Firm title showdown at Ibrox.
The Gers had beaten Hibs 3-1 on Saturday to reclaim top spot overnight, and they still have a game in hand over their rivals.At the other end, Davie Martindale's side are ten points adrift of the playoff spot at the bottom and look destined for the Championship.
And Sutton has little sympathy for the Lions due to the state of the artificial surface in West Lothian, which he feels has no place in the top flight and has called for a ban on them going forward."My gripe is the pitch," he said on the BBC 606 phone in. "The plastic pitch, the state of the pitch.
It's not a good plastic pitch."It was dry, it was awful. It's not conducive to fast-flowing, good football."Livingston are going to get relegated and it some respects, because of the pitch, I say good riddance to them.
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