He has won the accolade of Sports Journalist of the year on four occasions. He is a Rangers supporter who seeks reform and the eradication of illegal songs at Ibrox. On 30th December he wrote an article where he stated that one of the current directors is an advocate of the Billy Boys anthem and that the current board lacked the mettle to address this issue. Under pressure from a Rangers director, Magnus Llewellin threw him under a bus by issuing an apology on his behalf. Mr Spiers chose, in his own words, to put semtex under any bridges being built where he accepted this skewed narrative. He will no longer work for such a compromised organ.