Tuesday 12 March 2013 20:10, UK
Falkirk chairman Martin Ritchie has criticised Scottish Football League proposals to introduce Old Firm colt teams in a new league set-up.
Ritchie added: "Maybe there's an opportunity after reconstruction to look at the pros and cons and decide if it's a good idea, but at the moment we have very tight timescales. "The SPL have said they are going to vote on the 15th of April. The SFL are behind that, partly because it was the SPL that were drawing up the documents. "But the SFL have got quite a lot of catching up to do and to suddenly put a new variable on the table, and one that will certainly divide the clubs and the supporters, all that is actually doing is putting the whole process into further disarray." The plans do not appear to have been shared with the SPL and St Mirren chairman Stewart Gilmour expressed his club's opposition. "Our view has never changed on colt teams from when it came up the last time - if there are to be colt teams, then fine, we have everybody in a colt league," he said. "We have no desire to have some clubs having colt teams and others not, it's as simple as that."