In time for the New season.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18471197?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
The 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."
SFA and SPL To Merge
posted on 16/6/12
If it is truly a merger, then it would be the SFL with 41 members (Rangers aren't a member of anything just now) so would the likes of Clyde, Annan etc get a vote on a new-co?
posted on 16/6/12
agreed zico
posted on 16/6/12
Henrik i think the vote will happen before any merging takes place to be honest.
posted on 16/6/12
who knows what these numpties are planning.I do agree tho it's about time something was done,just a pity it has taken this Rangers Saga for the guys running our game to wake up.
posted on 16/6/12
Sixteen team league- it's the only way forward.
Play each other twice a season and have a Winter Break. Unless we switch to summer football, but it'd take years to switch that around as the players would have no break when we made the switch.
posted on 16/6/12
Henrik - problem with that is that sky want both gers and celts in the top league and they must play 4 times a season. It's a condition of the deal
posted on 16/6/12
Apparently the vote about the newco will be made on the 2nd July.
posted on 16/6/12
I'd pull the plug on the deal.
If you can't survive without the Sky deal, it's because your own supporters have walked away due to your ridiculous ticket pricing and penny pinching anyway. The smaller clubs get £800,000 a season from the Sky deal, in truth it is not a lot over 19 home games and could be compensated for by an increase in tickets sales. That's my opinion, but the fans come last with these chairmen. The way the game is run should not be dictated by one company, especially if that is a Rupert Murdoch owned company.
posted on 16/6/12
http://cybertims.net/index.php/component/k2/item/29-the-end-of-the-spl-as-we-know-it
Interesting read.
posted on 16/6/12
Henrik - I agree but chairmen won't