![]() Sportsmail understands most Championship clubs have already rejected the idea.Īnd an alternative plan put forward by Rangers for 14-14-18 incorporating Kelty Hearts, Brora Rangers and Old Firm colts teams is almost certain to suffer the same fate.įacing a £3million black hole following relegation by committee rejection of the plan will leave Hearts to consider legal action in pursuit of financial damages. The SPFL have asked clubs to email their views on the proposal by 5pm on Tuesday. The plan effectively signals the death knell for a reconstruction paper from Hearts owner Ann Budge seeking a new format of three leagues of 14 in time for next season. With each of Scotland's 42 teams poised to benefit from a £50,000 cash injection from philanthropist James Anderson, the compromise is a 27-game season kicking off behind closed in mid-October - with virtual season tickets offering fans the chance to watch games live on club TV channels until they are allowed back into grounds. With Hearts in need of a league to play in, however, a proposal to mothball the league until January and play a truncated 18-game season has now been shelved. ![]() Queen of the South chairman Billy Hewitson has expressed misgivings over the ability of the Dumfries club to meet the weekly cost of between £3000 and £5000 for testing players and officials to play behind closed doors. With the Fife derby back on the fixture list either Dunfermline or Raith Rovers will also be disadvantaged by the plan. And the loss of a home game against Hearts, with their away support, could prove costly for some. ![]() The plan will see Championship sides play 27 games instead of their usual 36, facing each other three times in total.Īs part of the blueprint chairmen will accept the loss of some home games - and a fixtures imbalance against certain opponents.Ĭovid-19 restrictions could be relaxed enough to allow a percentage of supporters back into stadia later this year or early in 2021. And a meeting of second tier teams last week ended in a provisional agreement to follow suit on Saturday October 17. The SPFL Premiership intends to kick off on August 1.
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