Scottish Premiership 10-Tim Plan won’t get sufficient support because SPFL Competition Working Group discussed different options

Sky Sports News Understand plans for less 10-tall Scottish Premiership would not get enough support from the clubs.

Tuesday revealed that The SPFL (CWG) Working Group has made a proposal to reduce the number of sides in top-notch flights, reduce the amount of fixing from 38 to 36, and have abolished the division of the best six.

Any proposal should support 11 of the 12 premiere clubs, 75 percent of teams for premieres and championships, plus 75 percent of all 42 SPFL sides. However, Sky Sports News He learned that a 10 team plan would miss at least one of these measures.

It implies that Keeping the current 12 -club prime ministerial format, plus larger models of 14 or 16 teams, also remains considered by CWG.

Why is the renovation of the league on the agenda?

CWG discusses changes in the efforts to manage the problems of congestion congestion and help those playing at UEFA Club competitions – with additional matches added to the calendar for the new Champions League League, Europa League and Conference League.

Although an option of 14 teams can maintain the prospects for Glasgow, Edinburgh and Dundee Derbies, which remain at their current frequency, this could cause problems around those in the lower half that play more matching than those in the first six after the division.

What happens next?

Ceremonial discussions on 10, 12, 14 and 16 club models will be held on April 29.

If the proposal is adopted, any changes can be introduced for the 2026/27 season.

What was the reaction?

Owner of St. Johnstone Adam Webb was the first top boss to publicly criticize the 10 team model, Say Sky Sports to reduce the number of premiere clubs to be a “big mistake”.

WebB – whose club is currently the bottom of the Premiership – believes it should be implemented by a larger model of 14 teams, which grows to 16 pages in the future.

“That would be a big mistake (cutting top flight to 10 teams),” Webb said Sky Sports.

“I think at least for good or bad when it comes to football, football in the UK and world football, the English Premier League.

“They have 20 clubs, and although we are not the same size as England, obviously, and we will not have 20 clubs in our premiere – what you want to do is get closer to it.

“It is a more famous system that is more aimed at success on the world stage and on stage in the UK. We should absolutely go the other direction.

“Since watching the quality of the championship this season, I can tell you that we have two, three, four clubs for sure that it would be fine in the premiere and we should lead there. We should grow the prime minister.

“We should go to the league of 14 teams very quickly, then five years later – as long as the quality of the championship is enough – projection to go to the League of 16 teams, and if you continue to grow in a gradual, very intentional way, we can be sure that the quality is there.

“We absolutely need to have quality with all the team in the premiere, but this is a direction we should go because it is better for Scotland, it is better for Scottish football.”