16 Team SPL or just ravings of a mad man?

[moraywanderer]

I think he's been at Mr romenov's vodka stash

see link - SPL/SFL Split form todays Sun

[dan_ict]

Think hes just worried hearts will get thier arses handed to them by diddy taems from the bottom leagues

[12th Man]

Works for the best interests of the top 8 clubs of the SPL for prime revenue. points system for league and reduction to 8 teams is seamless.

But makes a mockery of teams going all out to put points on the board in div 1 , do the 1st div points disappear when merging with SPL and what happens to the bottom SPL teams points, the split of SPL /SFL wouldn't tie in and would have to filter down all the leagues too.

If you wanted to make any attempt at splitting a SPL league fairly you could with 14 teams.

After 26 games are played, 1 home 1 away, the top 6 SPL continues and play 1 home 1 away = 36

After 26 games are played, 1 home 1 away, the bottom 8 forms SPL2 and plays 1 home 1 away =40

It doesn't have to be called SPL2 you can just run a dotted line through a table and call it the SPL as they do at present.

All the points home and away are accumulated fairly.

More TV revenue and a larger gate for SPL, less at gate but more games to help in the SPL2. and an SPL2 cup to play for, it may seem like a worthless cup to some but a cup is a cup.

1 relegation and 1 play off

Edited March 24, 2010 by 12th Man