Stephen Robinson has become the second top flight manager to slam the Premier Sports Cup schedule - claiming the early start is unfair on Premiership clubs.
The St Mirren boss called for an SPFL rethink as he vented just days after Hibs counterpart Lee Johnson dubbed the July 9 start to the group stage as “degrading” and after both side toppled out in the first round. However Record Sport understands league chiefs currently have no plans to change the format next season. Hibs boss Johnson hit out over the weekend claiming the fast start was senseless and dangerous to players’ fitness.
Arbroath number two Iain Campbell had earlier dubbed the kick-off date “crazy” and now Robinson, who took Motherwell to the final of the competition in 2017, has added to the fury. He said: “Whatever I say at the moment people will think I’m only saying it because we didn’t qualify. But speaking to other managers it doesn’t work for the Premiership side.
