ian1964 10,455 Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 SFL CLUBS will today be offered a stunning financial lure to join the SPLâ??s two leagues of 12 plan to shake up our game. SPL powerbrokers, including chief executive Neil Doncaster will meet with SFA supremo Stewart Regan and SFL chief David Longmuir, and president Jim Ballantyne at Hampden today. SunSport can reveal that First Division clubs will be told they can land an estimated £350,000 MORE than they pocket at present in league payments if they move to the new set-up. The cash package has been agreed by SPL clubs as they bid to push through a reconstruction plan that would see the two 12s split into three leagues of eight for the seasonâ??s finale. Top First Division sides currently pocket around £70,000 from the SFL but that would rocket beyond £400,000 in the new format. Itâ??s understood the top 12 are confident Partick Thistle, Dunfermline, Falkirk, Hamilton Accies and Livingston will look to join them. The preference is that the remaining seven spots are filled by the current First Division clubs and two from Division Two. If that does NOT happen the SPL will look to INVITE clubs in. That would cause division in the lower ranks with outspoken critics of the SPL such as Raith Rovers chairman Turnbull Hutton caught between a rock and a hard place. But the SPL remain confident the two leagues of 12 can now be put in place NEXT season. Read more: http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/scotsol/homepage/sport/4683203/Join-us-cash-in.html#ixzz2EE4w1obg 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
der Berliner 3,288 Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 They can't even effectively finance the current format. How will they manage to finance this extented stuff then? Does the influx the teams named enhance the quality of the SPL any farther than what it offers now? That is, will this convince the TV dealers et al? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian1964 10,455 Posted December 6, 2012 Author Share Posted December 6, 2012 SFL CLUBS will today be offered a stunning financial lure to join the SPL’s two leagues of 12 plan to shake up our game.SPL powerbrokers, including chief executive Neil Doncaster will meet with SFA supremo Stewart Regan and SFL chief David Longmuir, and president Jim Ballantyne at Hampden today. SunSport can reveal that First Division clubs will be told they can land an estimated £350,000 MORE than they pocket at present in league payments if they move to the new set-up. The cash package has been agreed by SPL clubs as they bid to push through a reconstruction plan that would see the two 12s split into three leagues of eight for the season’s finale. Top First Division sides currently pocket around £70,000 from the SFL but that would rocket beyond £400,000 in the new format. It’s understood the top 12 are confident Partick Thistle, Dunfermline, Falkirk, Hamilton Accies and Livingston will look to join them. The preference is that the remaining seven spots are filled by the current First Division clubs and two from Division Two. If that does NOT happen the SPL will look to INVITE clubs in. That would cause division in the lower ranks with outspoken critics of the SPL such as Raith Rovers chairman Turnbull Hutton caught between a rock and a hard place. But the SPL remain confident the two leagues of 12 can now be put in place NEXT season. Read more: http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/scotsol/homepage/sport/4683203/Join-us-cash-in.html#ixzz2EE4w1obg Invite clubs?,well that's very sporting of them! 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zappa 0 Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 If the SFA allow the SPL to get away with hijacking the reconstruction of Scottish football like this, then the SFL will have to invite at least two more teams to join a two league SFL or be left with a single 18 team league. If they succeed, it also means that we could still be playing in the bottom division next season and against the same teams we're playing now if the SFL choose to go with a single 18 team league. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
54andcounting 0 Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 It’s understood the top 12 are confident Partick Thistle, Dunfermline, Falkirk, Hamilton Accies and Livingston will look to join them. The preference is that the remaining seven spots are filled by the current First Division clubs and two from Division Two.If that does NOT happen the SPL will look to INVITE clubs in. Read more: http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/scotsol/homepage/sport/4683203/Join-us-cash-in.html#ixzz2EE4w1obg Sounds like a threat...if the 7 don't agree then another 7 will take your place. Hope the SFL clubs tell them what to do with their divisive plan. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bossy 0 Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 If 12 new clubs all get £350,000 more than they receive at present then that is a total of £4,200,000. I am curious as to where they plan to find that kind of extra money. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
54andcounting 0 Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 If 12 new clubs all get £350,000 more than they receive at present then that is a total of £4,200,000. I am curious as to where they plan to find that kind of extra money. The Mhanks just made the last 16 could they finance it? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Moon 1,118 Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 If 12 new clubs all get £350,000 more than they receive at present then that is a total of £4,200,000. I am curious as to where they plan to find that kind of extra money. From the money they have stolen from us plus future fines. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian1964 10,455 Posted December 6, 2012 Author Share Posted December 6, 2012 If 12 new clubs all get £350,000 more than they receive at present then that is a total of £4,200,000. I am curious as to where they plan to find that kind of extra money. Instead of stripping titles from us they might fine us said amount:ninja: 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bossy 0 Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 Instead of stripping titles from us they might fine us said amount:ninja: Only in their dreams. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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