A Rangers vlogger has blasted the BBC for "misleading" him over a fan segment on highlight show Sportscene.
YouTube star CJ Novo regularly discusses Gers and their transfer dealings as well as their league form on his channel.
He has more than 33,000 subscribers and was recently asked by a BBC production staff member to appear on a new, innovative version of Sportscene.
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However Novo says he was left "so disappointed" when the programme didn't look any different from its usual format.
And he claimed he was coaxed into taking part in a show that was "nothing like what he signed up for".
Posting on his channel, he said: "I know the troubles between Rangers and the BBC, I've made so many videos calling out the BBC and Sportscene that are still on my channel and trust me, they know about them as well.
"I've rejected the BBC a number of times but there was something about this email that really intrigued me, then I had a fantastic conversation with a BBC guy.
"The idea he had is absolutely nothing like the product that came out on Sportscene.
"When I heard [the new ideas] I bought into it, it was an absolutely tremendous idea that we get to go on there and speak positively about Rangers.
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"But if you watched Sportscene, it was the exact same story there’s been every single year.
"That’s why there’s so many people that don’t watch it and that’s why so many people absolutely hate it.
"There were jabs here and there throughout the entire show."
Novo revealed he immediately phoned the Beeb to tell them how he would not be taking part in future.
He added: "When I started watching it I sat back and my heart sank because it was nothing like what I signed up for.
"I was so disappointed and straight on the phone to give them a message saying I'd no longer being involved going forward.
"It's not the show I agreed to be on and I completely apologise for going on it."
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BBC Scotland refuted Novo's claims, saying: "We appreciate CJ Novo contributing to Sportscene but we completely reject his criticism that he was misled by the production."
Rangers and the BBC have had a long-running dispute since 2016 when senior journalist Chris McLaughlin was banned from Ibrox.
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