MacPherson's commentary shows him up for the begrudging auld c**t that he is.
I remember the day of Sproule's hat-trick very well as I was on a golf jolly at Gleneagles and when we got back to the Dormie House, Hibs were 2 up. There was a crowd of guys in from a company called Quintiles (sp?), in Bathgate I think. Anyhoo, there were quite a few H*ns of the rabid variety amongst them and when the TV strapline fired up with "Ivan Sproule scores 3 at Ibrox", some glorious banter ensued as our group was a mixture of Hibs and Celtic fans. The fact that it was an up-market venue kept the lid on things a bit but at one point it got quite heated and the maitre'd had to have a quiet word with all concerned.