SPL plan no concessions to SFL in 'reconstruction' talks

The SPL are determined to give away as little as possible as they attempt to negotiate a deal to provide Sevco with a First Division place.

Day by day details are emerging about the backroom deal aimed at having Sevco in the SPL for the start of the 2013/14 season.

As the news leaks out it’s likely to harden the opposition of SFL clubs such as Raith Rovers and Clyde while opposition to the deal grows amongst SFL fans.

According to a report in Scotland on Sunday the so-called Scottish Professional League set up will contain a two tier voting system- effectively SPL and SFL- with no provision for play-offs.

This may be the opening stance of the SPL clubs which they are willing to negotiate from but with time at a premium and a lack of trust on all sides it could be a dangerous game to play.

According to the document seen by Scotland on Sunday: “The A (SPL) ordinary shares and B (OTHERS) ordinary shares would have different class voting rights. As at present, proposals for Amendments to the Articles of Association and to section C of the rules (financial and commercial matters) as well as other strategic matters, which are defined as Qualified Resolutions, would require to be supported by not less than 11 clubs holding A ordinary shares.”

That clause effectively means that just two top division (SPL) clubs have the right to veto any commercial deal regardless of the level of support outwith the top flight.

Some SFL clubs are reluctantly considering the proposal if it includes more than one promotion place to the top division, preferably including a play-off system as they currently have between the First, Second and Third Divisions.

With no proposals for play-off’s into the top division the SFL board will have some hard negotiating to do with the ace in their pack being their control over which division they place Sevco in.

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