Latest talks on league revamp ‘positive’

Published on 25/06/2012 00:00

WITH doubts remaining over where a newco Rangers would play next season, the governing bodies of Scottish football announced at the weekend that they have held further talks about radical change to the league system.

The Scottish Football Association, Scottish Premier League and Scottish Football League are in discussions to create a single league system with a new financial distribution system. A joint statement released on Saturday read: “All three parties have been involved in productive discussions for some time on the subject of league reconstruction. This culminated in a positive meeting last night, out of which the two league bodies will now engage in a wider consultation with their member clubs.

“The discussions are based on the key principles for reconstruction outlined in the Henry McLeish Review of Scottish football: 1. One league body in the senior game. 2. Promotion/relegation play-off between SPL and SFL First Division. 3. Single financial distribution model Pyramid system, with potential for relegation from and promotion to the fourth tier.”