Falkirk striker Leigh Griffiths has rounded on pundit Kris Boyd in an astonishing broadside over criticism the pundit and columnist has dished out. 

Boyd has been outspoken about the striker’s form in recent years which has seen him go from Celtic talisman to League One. 

Griffiths feels the former Rangers striker should know better having been under the intense glare of scrutiny that comes with the Glasgow goldfish bowl. 

And the 31-year-old accused the Sky pundit of “battering and battering” him and “hypocrisy and double standards” given he fronts a mental health charity. 

He told the Daily Record: “I know the backlash I’m going to get from this article, I know what Scottish football is like. 

“Other managers and pundits will come out and say, ‘Leigh never did this right and never did that right.” 

“They are only saying that now as they want to stay relevant. 

“They want to make a name for themselves, I get that and I get guys like Kris Boyd. 

“But why don’t they just allow me to play football without trying to embarrass me? 

“I never retaliate. The exception has been Boyd. He was doing his punditry when I scored against Kilmarnock at Rugby Park. 

“He had been saying things about me in the background but he will know what it’s like to be put under the microscope by the media, fans and everything else in his career as a player. 

“He goes on about mental health and his charity but feels it’s okay to keep battering and battering on about me and what he thinks I’m doing wrong. It’s hypocrisy and double standards.”