Move to revive League Cup with earlier final

THE final of the League Cup will be go back to being played before Christmas if radical plans to change the future of Scottish football are pushed through, writes Euan McArthur.

In what would be a throwback to years gone by, the final of the Scottish Communities League Cup would be changed from March to some time before Christmas, possibly October or November, in a bid to bring new life to the competition.

The cup, which was won by Kilmarnock against champions Celtic at Hampden last year, has suffered from declining attendances in recent years, and is felt by many to be in serious need of change.

And under new plans to bring some much-needed spice back to the ailing competition, steering group members are in favour of bringing the final forward by a few months in the hope of making it a more attractive proposition.

Plans to give the current set-up a major facelift still have to be voted through but one concrete feature is to make the first major piece of silverware to be up for grabs earlier in the season.