Scottish Fa To Push For League Bodies Merger

[dervish]

Just saw this, why the urgency? Suit the huns perhaps?

Scottish FA to push for league bodies merger

By Jim SpenceBBC SportThe Scottish FA aims to push through a merger of the Scottish Premier League and Scottish Football League in time for the start of the new season.

 

The governing body also wants to introduce a fairer system of income distribution and a pyramid system.

 

One SFA source told BBC Scotland: "We are at a situation of critical mass.

 

"Someone has to take a lead and sort out the internal bickering and point scoring and also to ensure that the Rangers situation never happens again."

 

The SFA has lost patience with the two league bodies and is now set to push through radical change in the way the Scottish game is structured by next season.

 

And the source continued: "We need to use the mood for change among supporters in the country to tackle the current inertia and do what is right for the game.

 

"Change has to be democratic but the time for talking has passed. We need action now to save the game."

 

It is understood that over the next few weeks the SFA, who are the body who license the clubs to play, will hold meetings with the SPL and the SFL to push through the changes they feel are needed.

 

The SFA want to merge the two current league bodies, introduce a new method of wealth distribution and to reinvigorate the Third Division with the introduction of a pyramid system to allow new teams entry to a national league set-up.

 

The source continued: "There is complete anarchy going on. Both sides are agreed on the need for fundamental change but neither side has been able to build an alliance.

 

"The fans are demanding fundamental change. The Rangers situation has intensified the need for a resolution and over the next few weeks we will meet with the SPL and SFL to find a solution."

[Bobby Connor]

Jim Spence was saying that clubs have sold fuck all season tickets.

 

Easy solution for that, just come out and promise you will tell Servco that they aren't allowed into the SPL.

 

Simple.

[NorthernLights24]

I agree with the idea in principle. It is ridiculous that we have so many bodies trying to run Scottish football. There must be so many roles that are being duplicated as a result and resources must be being poorly utilised/wasted.

 

Also if this results in that slimeball Doncaster being made redundant then that would be fantastic.

[E-P-K]

No to Newco.

Yes to Scottish Football.

[E-P-K]

Aye, Rangers have to now enter at the foot of the pyramid tier.

 

The league of Central Scottish Welfare Football Association.

 

Shaw Thistle, Played 9, Won 0. Draw 0, loss 9, Goals for 3, Goals against 133.

 

 

http://cswfa.moonfruit.com/#/league-table/4540717377

[Bobby Connor]

Aye, Rangers have to now enter at the foot of the pyramid tier.

 

The league of Central Scottish Welfare Football Association.

 

Shaw Thistle, Played 9, Won 0. Draw 0, loss 9, Goals for 3, Goals against 133.

 

 

http://cswfa.moonfruit.com/#/league-table/4540717377

 

I would sign up for any team that has a match scheduled against them.

 

Match report:

 

Sent aff:

 

Bobby Connor (sub) 89 mins: Booted a hun in the baws.

[StevieT1986]

Finally the change we've all been screaming out for

[dervish]

Agree it should happen but hate that it'll just be done now because it suits them.

[ollie1903]

I would sign up for any team that has a match scheduled against them.

 

Match report:

 

Sent aff:

 

Bobby Connor (sub) 89 mins: Booted a hun in the baws.

 

[MightyDons]

Applaud the change being made. About time the SFA stepped in to sort things out, but it better not be designed to put Rangers in First Division.

 

Premier League - 16 teams, European playoffs, relegation playoffs

First division - 16 teams, promotion playoffs and relegation playoffs

Second division - 16 teams promotion playoffs and relegation playoffs

Highland League/South of Scotland Premier - Promotion playoff

Highland League First Division/South of Scotland First

 

 

Scottish Cup - All League, non league and junior clubs are permitted to enter cup similar to England as long as minimum criteria met. This will make the competition much more inclusive.

[dj_bollocks]

Hmmm... Doncaster will be against this because it means he will be out of a job...

[sheepiekev]

Hmmm... Doncaster will be against this because it means he will be out of a job...

 

About time.

He's a spinless, flat topped cunt.

He could always get a job with (The) Rangers.

[StevieT1986]

He reminds me of lady ga ga. As in she's always pandering to the gays and he's always pandering to the filth. Plus theyre both minging fuckers

[StandFree1982]

While they are at it they should remove seeding from the cups.

[The Oxford Don]

Bigger leagues, fairer income distribution and a proper pyramid structure allowing for inclusion of the junior leagues in the same structure as is the case in England, and with the national team at the top of the pyramid as is the case in Germany.

 

Fucking obvious what needs to happen, just get on wi' it.

[weapon]

It sounds good in principle but how easy will this be to push through??

 

Mergers mean job losses so everyone within the SPL & SFL will fight this tooth and nail, I just can't see this being in place before the start of the season if at all.

[fifered]

It sounds good in principle but how easy will this be to push through??

 

Mergers mean job losses so everyone within the SPL & SFL will fight this tooth and nail, I just can't see this being in place before the start of the season if at all.

The sfa dish out the licences for teams to play so they have the power. Hopefully they just tell that wank Doncaster and the rest of the self serving spl tosspots where to go.

[a don in oz]

As much as the SPL might like to think otherwise the SFA are the bosses.

 

if they tell the SFL and SPL you're history and we're doing you over again then... that's all there is to it. Clubs could theoretically stay in the SPL as it stands but they'd not be able to transfer players to and from them, or compete in Europe.

 

If nothing else came out of the Rangers situation, if they reform and get back into the top division BUT the entire scheme is rebuilt top to bottom with a fairer split, and more teams per league and the pyramid and all that good stuff, I actually honestly couldn't live with it as it would make it harder for the top teams to grab such a disproportionate slice of the financial pie and help the entire structure.

 

I'd prefer sure if they started at the bottom but I do really think this is the single best thing to come out of the entire mess.

 

 

[K-9]

Would trust the SFA less than would trust the SPL. Would rather SFL ran the leagues.

[spamspamspam]

Hmmm... Doncaster will be against this because it means he will be out of a job...

 

That cunt should've been punted ages ago anyway, what exactly has he don't for the SPL since he arrived?

 

His CV will read that he oversaw the worst period in the top league in Scotland.

He oversaw the sale of rights to a TV company that was months away from going bust.

He then totally undersold the rights to Sky/ESPN when that company did go bust

He then undersold the rights to the SPL again, signing up to a 5 year deal in the process.

 

When you look at the deal Rugby Super League gets,

[sheepiekev]

That cunt should've been punted ages ago anyway, what exactly has he don't for the SPL since he arrived?

 

His CV will read that he oversaw the worst period in the top league in Scotland.

He oversaw the sale of rights to a TV company that was months away from going bust.

He then totally undersold the rights to Sky/ESPN when that company did go bust

He then undersold the rights to the SPL again, signing up to a 5 year deal in the process.

 

When you look at the deal Rugby Super League gets,

[V for Vendetta]

I hope they do this. As Don in Oz says this is actually more important than where Sevco play their football next year.

 

SPL is the worst of the 3 bodies by far but quite simply there should be only 1 body and that has to be the SFA. We are too small a country to justify seperate League Organisations - let the SFA do it.

 

Then all we have to do is make sure that the SFA are never run by the scum for their own scummy teams as they were in the past - thats still a challenge but at least with 1 body to focus on we can maintain pressure when needed.

 

As it is the SPL is completely run for 2 clubs and its a total nonsense. I'm amazed it has lasted this long.

[True_Don]

The SPL lack leadership and the current situation in Scottish Football has not been dealt with, IMO, particulary well by Doncaster.

 

The lack of clarity and leadership has been very clear to see.

 

The problems that have hit Scottish football should act as a mandate for extreme change.

 

How could the SPL allow any club to become so powerful as to lead to the possibility of severe commercial losses for the whole of Scottish Football shows the lack of foresight by the SPL board.

 

The changes needed require a unified direction in Scottish Football and it's crazy to have so many governing bodies in such a small league set up.

[At The Border Guy]

Generally, this seems to be a step in the right direction, but it does seem timed far too perfectly to ensure Rangers can waltz back in. Also, if the SFA are to run this new league, then we better see a MASSIVE overhaul of their own corporate structure as well.

[sheepiekev]

I quite like Stewart Regan - he seems a reasonable guy and someone that seems to know right from wrong.

Neil Huncaster on the other hand is a completely spineless wanker that panders to Club 12 at every turn!

The quicker the cunt is booted out of the country the better for all concerned

[baconman]

One association is all we need. I like the idea but just hope they also get rid of the some of the dick heads who have been making a complete cunt of our game at the same time!

 

This is the chance to change scottish fitba for the better.