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Sky Sports News Understanding the smaller 10 Scottish Premier League plans will not be able to get enough support from the club.
On Tuesday, it was revealed The SPFL’s Game Working Group (CWG) is drafting a proposal that will reduce the number of sides in the top flight, reduce the number of fixtures from 38 to 36, and then split the top six..
Any motion will need to be supported in 11 of 12 Premier League clubs, of which 75% are Premier League and champion teams and 75% of all 42 SPFL teams. However, Sky Sports News It has been learned that 10 teams will have less than at least one of the measures.
It is understood CWG retains the current 12-club Premier League format, plus a larger 14 or 16-team model.
Why does the alliance pay attention to the proposal?
CWG is discussing changes to manage fixed congestion issues and help those who compete in UEFA club competitions – additional matches have been added to the calendar due to the new league stages of the Champions League, Europa League and Conference League.
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While the 14-team option can sustain Glasgow’s prospects, while Edinburgh and Dundee Derbies maintain their current frequency, the game in the top six games after the split could lead to more problems in the bottom half than in the top six games.
What will happen next?
Formal discussions on the 10, 12, 14 and 16 club models will take place on April 29.
If the proposal is passed, any changes can be introduced in the 2026/27 season.
What is the reaction?
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St. Johnstone owner Adam Webb told Sky Sports why planning to cut the Scottish Premier League to 10 teams would be a “huge mistake” as he explains why top flight is the right move
St. Johnstone boss Adam Webb Tell Sky Sports that cutting the number of Premier League clubs will be “a huge mistake”.
Webb – the current club is currently the lowest point in the Premier League – believes that a larger 14-team model should be implemented and will grow to 16 aspects in the future.
Weber told Sky movement.
“I think the standard for good or bad in football, British football and world football is the Premier League.
“They have 20 clubs, although we are different from England and we won’t have 20 clubs in our Premier League – what you want to do is get closer to that.
“It’s a more familiar system, more suitable for success on the world and the British stage. We should definitely go in the other direction.
“From the quality of this season’s championship, I can tell you that we have two, three, four clubs that will definitely be good in the Premier League, and that’s where we should go. We should be developing the Premier League.
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“We should get into a 14-team league soon, and then five years later – as long as the quality of the championship is sufficient – we are expected to enter a 16-team league and if you continue to develop it in a step-by-step, very deliberate way, we can make sure the quality is there.
“We absolutely need to keep quality with every team in the Premier League, but that’s where we should go because it’s better for Scotland and better for Scottish football.”
