retired_mekeesha

This off the BBC online news today:

Scottish Football League clubs have voted by 21-8 to re-introduce play-offs for promotion and relegation in an attempt to spice up next season.
Teams finishing second and third in Divisions Two and Three will face one another in a play-off semi-final.

And the fourth-placed team will face the side finishing second bottom in the league above in the other semi before a grand final, all over two legs.

Top teams in Divisions One, Two and Three will all go up automatically.

Bottom teams in Divisions One and Two will also still be relegated without the chance of a play-off.
And the club finishing bottom have avoided any automatic demotion.

But, if they finish last in Division Three in successive seasons - as has happened with East Stirlingshire - that club would run the risk of being downgraded to associate member status.

And, if no improvements were made after another two years, could be voted out of the league.


Only four years to save East Stirling :eek:

retired_mdibrell

Ooohhh there's a challenge if I ever saw one.

Uknowmehfo

Wahey!!!

This spices Jockland a bit, doesn't it?

Though I must say the other things doesn't sound as good as the possible relegation from 3rd Division...

retired_mekeesha

As this is the LLaMa board I cut off the rest of the article where an SPL bod stated there were no plans to do this.

retired_burnandshine99

Sorry, just back from hols so I missed this before.

How is this going to work IRL? Typical SFA not thinking this through properly. Surely this should have been allow 2nd, 3rd and 4th placed teams in Division One to play off if their stadiums are up to scratch...