Sweet FA for FA Cup in Scotland

The fact that stv (their lower case, not mine) are not screening either live matches or even highlights of the FA Cup led this blog to write to the station to explain themselves. This was their reply:

"stv has chosen not to purchase the rights to English FA Cup football.
Although we are part of the UK-wide ITV Network, we are an independent
commercial company funded entirely by advertising and sponsorship. The
decision not to acquire the FA Cup rights is a commercial one. We will
instead invest in programming which is more relevant to Scotland, which
we will roll out in our 2009 schedule.

We hope this response explains the situation and we thank you for taking
the time to get in touch."

So the money will no doubt be re-invested into programming consisting entirely of repeats, compliations and parochial nonsense instead because how could anyone in Caledonia be interested in the world's oldest football club competition?

Let's raise a glass of haggis-infused uisge beatha with a neeps chaser as we feverishly anticipate imminent wall to wall screenings of Weir's Way, The Steamie, and Taggart. Do Glen Michael and Paladin run t'ings out Pacific Quay way? The Famous Grouse guzzling, shortbread riddled and Lysergic acid diethylamide influenced decision making of our national broadcaster would certainly point to it not being an impossibility.