Sky\u2019s decision to platform a man with such a thirst for sensationalism and disrespect has confused many.<\/p>\n
And given their position as the primary broadcaster of Scottish football, fans should expect better than a whole discussion on Sky Sports News to be based around mocking the league.<\/p>\n
O\u2019Hara\u2019s<\/a> words \u2013 especially his ridiculous claim that Stockport County would win the Scottish Premiership \u2013 have been ridiculed by many. John Barnes<\/a> is the latest to hit back at them.<\/p>\n Barnes\u2019 spell as Celtic manager is infamous among Hoops fans.<\/p>\n The experiment with him working under Director of Football Kenny Dalglish<\/a> simply didn\u2019t work, and he was sacked after falling to an embarrassing defeat against part-time Inverness.<\/p>\n READ MORE: Celtic hero Kieran Tierney accepts hangover cure after Scotland interview<\/a><\/p>\n But he\u2019s still more qualified to talk about Celtic than O\u2019Hara, a \u2018pundit\u2019 who has built his platform on poisonous football discourse.<\/p>\n On the No Tippy Tappy Football podcast, Barnes was asked about the Stockport claim.<\/p>\n He said: \u201cNo chance, no chance. They probably wouldn\u2019t even stay up. I don\u2019t even think they\u2019d stay up.<\/p>\n \u201cBut of course, you know, depending on what programme you\u2019re on, and the profile you want, you can say things and make a name for yourself, which is fine, because this is the age that we live in.<\/p>\n \u201cBut people have to obviously understand that. It may have been tongue-in-cheek, and if it\u2019s not tongue-in-cheek\u2026 not got much sense then, has he?\u201d<\/p>\n Dykes embarrassed O\u2019Hara in the interaction, exposing him and Sky for their desperate approach to generate controversy.<\/p>\n Who else has criticised Jamie O\u2019Hara\u2019s nonsense claim about Celtic?<\/p>\n Barnes isn\u2019t the only person to have slated O\u2019Hara since his comments.<\/p>\n The most notable of them is Celtic captain Scott Brown,<\/a> who laughed them off and told O\u2019Hara to get back in his box.<\/a><\/p>\n Hoops cult hero Ramon Vega<\/a> and ex-striker Tony Cascarino<\/a> have also spoken out against the pundit, who also works on Talksport.<\/p>\n![\"Jamie](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_3381-1024x576.jpg\")
Jamie O\u2019Hara \u2013 Credit: Sky Sports<\/p>\n