SPFL board member Mike Mulraney says that if Scottish football disappeared from terrestrial television the blame would lie squarely with the BBC.

Mulraney has backed comments from SPFL chairman Ralph Topping, who slammed the BBC’s attitude to Scottish football.

He has urged them to increase the figure they pay for coverage from the current £1.4 million per season to a figure upwards of £3 million.

If such an offer is not forthcoming, Mulraney feels it is time for Scottish football to stand up to the broadcaster and walk away from the negotiating table.

“It would be sad, sad day if terrestrial screens went blank because the BBC value the Scottish football product so grossly behind the English one,” he said.

“I think it’s unacceptable and I think the contract should mirror, as closely as reasonable, what they are paying for the same value south of the border.

“The deal that Scottish football currently gets is grossly under value.

“The BBC is a state-funded broadcaster through an effective tax, and the fact that Scotland is dealt such a disproportionate hand by the sporting side of the BBC is terrible in my opinion.

“We currently are massively disadvantaged compared to south of the border, and that could be seen last year when the head of BBC Sport said that underfunding Scottish football was a price worth paying to ensure they got English Premier League highlights.

“I think that Scottish football should never accept commercial deals ever again simply because it’s the only deal in town. That’s the shortcut to bad commercial deals.

“If the BBC don’t give us something that’s sensible, then I think it’s absolutely sensible that any commercial contract is terminated if one of the parties feels they aren’t getting value.”