A leading Scottish football fans group has urged clubs to give the Conference League plan a “bloody nose” and vote it out at tomorrow's SFA AGM.
The controversial proposal for the new 10-team league at tier five of the Scottish pyramid to incorporate Rangers, Celtic, Hearts B sides looks doomed to fail when it goes to a poll at Hampden despite a late appeal from SFA chief Ian Maxwell.
More than 40 clubs have publicly stated their opposition to the plan - and with a majority of the 102 clubs with a vote required to back the plan it is looking increasingly unlikely to pass. Critics have blasted the three Premiership clubs for self-interest and using the plan as a vehicle to elevate their B teams into the SPFL proper at a later stage. SFA chiefs have also been accused of failing to consult with clubs across the pyramid over the proposal which in essence will relegate over 200 teams below at tier five and below.
