St Johnstone proprietor Adam Webb says chopping the variety of golf equipment within the Scottish Premiership from 12 to 10 can be “an enormous mistake”.
It was revealed on Tuesday that the SPFL’s Competitions Working Group (CWG) are drawing up plans over a smaller top-flight league, and scrapping the top-six cut up.
Webb – whose membership is presently backside of the Premiership – believes a bigger 14-team mannequin needs to be applied, rising to 16 sides sooner or later.
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Sky Sports activities Information understands all choices are into consideration by the CWG as they appear to handle fixture congestion points confronted by golf equipment taking part in in European competitions.
Talking to Sky Sports activities, Webb stated: “That will be an enormous mistake [cutting the top flight to 10 teams]. I feel the bar for good or unhealthy on the subject of soccer, UK soccer and world soccer, is the English Premier League.
“They have 20 golf equipment and whereas we’re not the identical dimension as England, clearly, and we’re not going to have 20 golf equipment in our Premiership – what you need to do is edge nearer to that.
Simo Valakari’s St Johnstone are 5 factors adrift on the backside of the desk forward of dealing with leaders Celtic on Sunday – stay on Sky Sports activities
“It’s a extra acquainted system that’s extra geared in direction of success on the world stage and on the UK stage. We must always completely be heading within the different route.
“From wanting on the high quality within the Championship this season, I can inform you we’ve got two, three, 4 golf equipment for certain that might just do effective within the Premiership, and that is the place we needs to be headed. We needs to be rising the Premiership.
Falkirk lead the Championship with Livingston – who have been relegated final season – in competition for promotion too
“We needs to be going to a 14-team league very quickly, after which 5 years later – so long as the standard within the Championship is ample – projecting to go to a 16-team league, and when you continue to grow it on a gradual, very deliberate manner, we will guarantee that the standard is there.
“We completely have to have high quality with each staff within the Premiership, however that is the route we needs to be going as a result of it is higher for Scotland, it is higher for Scottish soccer.”
Why is league reconstruction on the agenda?
The mentioned adjustments are because of fixture congestion and the additional league-phase video games that golf equipment competing within the Champions League, Europa League and Convention League face.
On Tuesday, the SPFL had already introduced that all Scottish Premiership golf equipment taking part in in European play-off spherical fixtures subsequent season will be capable to request the postponement of 1 particular league match.
Adopting a smaller 10-team top-flight would see the variety of fixtures drop from 38 to 36, plus create a 10-team second tier and bigger third division.
Whereas a 14-team possibility could preserve the prospect of Glasgow, Edinburgh and Dundee derbies remaining at their present frequency, it might trigger points for these within the backside half taking part in extra matches than these within the prime six following a cut up.
Discussions are but to happen on timings and whereas adjustments may very well be launched for subsequent season, the 2026/27 marketing campaign is considered extra life like.
Whereas no golf equipment have but been consulted over any adjustments, any movement would wish the backing of 11 of the 12 Premiership golf equipment, 75 per cent of the Premiership and Championship groups, plus 75 per cent of all 42 SPFL sides.
St Johnstone proprietor Adam Webb says chopping the variety of golf equipment within the Scottish Premiership from 12 to 10 can be “an enormous mistake”.
It was revealed on Tuesday that the SPFL’s Competitions Working Group (CWG) are drawing up plans over a smaller top-flight league, and scrapping the top-six cut up.
Webb – whose membership is presently backside of the Premiership – believes a bigger 14-team mannequin needs to be applied, rising to 16 sides sooner or later.
Sunday sixth April 11:00am
Kick off 12:00pm
Sky Sports activities Information understands all choices are into consideration by the CWG as they appear to handle fixture congestion points confronted by golf equipment taking part in in European competitions.
Talking to Sky Sports activities, Webb stated: “That will be an enormous mistake [cutting the top flight to 10 teams]. I feel the bar for good or unhealthy on the subject of soccer, UK soccer and world soccer, is the English Premier League.
“They have 20 golf equipment and whereas we’re not the identical dimension as England, clearly, and we’re not going to have 20 golf equipment in our Premiership – what you need to do is edge nearer to that.
Simo Valakari’s St Johnstone are 5 factors adrift on the backside of the desk forward of dealing with leaders Celtic on Sunday – stay on Sky Sports activities
“It’s a extra acquainted system that’s extra geared in direction of success on the world stage and on the UK stage. We must always completely be heading within the different route.
“From wanting on the high quality within the Championship this season, I can inform you we’ve got two, three, 4 golf equipment for certain that might just do effective within the Premiership, and that is the place we needs to be headed. We needs to be rising the Premiership.
Falkirk lead the Championship with Livingston – who have been relegated final season – in competition for promotion too
“We needs to be going to a 14-team league very quickly, after which 5 years later – so long as the standard within the Championship is ample – projecting to go to a 16-team league, and when you continue to grow it on a gradual, very deliberate manner, we will guarantee that the standard is there.
“We completely have to have high quality with each staff within the Premiership, however that is the route we needs to be going as a result of it is higher for Scotland, it is higher for Scottish soccer.”
Why is league reconstruction on the agenda?
The mentioned adjustments are because of fixture congestion and the additional league-phase video games that golf equipment competing within the Champions League, Europa League and Convention League face.
On Tuesday, the SPFL had already introduced that all Scottish Premiership golf equipment taking part in in European play-off spherical fixtures subsequent season will be capable to request the postponement of 1 particular league match.
Adopting a smaller 10-team top-flight would see the variety of fixtures drop from 38 to 36, plus create a 10-team second tier and bigger third division.
Whereas a 14-team possibility could preserve the prospect of Glasgow, Edinburgh and Dundee derbies remaining at their present frequency, it might trigger points for these within the backside half taking part in extra matches than these within the prime six following a cut up.
Discussions are but to happen on timings and whereas adjustments may very well be launched for subsequent season, the 2026/27 marketing campaign is considered extra life like.
Whereas no golf equipment have but been consulted over any adjustments, any movement would wish the backing of 11 of the 12 Premiership golf equipment, 75 per cent of the Premiership and Championship groups, plus 75 per cent of all 42 SPFL sides.
