Today we found out proposals for the 136th regeneration of SPHeLL format since it was formed in 1998 when the emphasis was placed solely on monetary gain and not the greater good.
The new proposals (sic) are defiantly a Sylvester McCoy regeneration.
They included two ten team divisions, one automatic relegation and a four team play off, an earlier start to the season – so defeats to Faroese fishermen can no longer be blamed on lack of match practice – , re-introduction of the winter break , a 36 game league seasons, regionalised lower divisions and SPL teams being allowed to field ‘B’ teams in those leagues.
The deal is being sold by Grange Hill’s Reject Prefect, Neil Doncaster, as the one to stop “financial armageddon” hopefully placing enough fear into those who are fearing a knock from the bank.
The problem is that familiarity breeds contempt in the SPL. In the strange twist of the Scottish game if last weeks game against Aberdeen had went ahead it would have been only 3 weeks since we had beaten them 9-0.
The SPHeLL has only two fat pigs. Murdoch needs to spit roast these pigs. That means 4 Glesga Derbies. The snakes who bemoan the big two want/need two home games against us. Â Those who moan about this should take a look into their own boardrooms. They will see the same leeches as we see.
Football people – our those posing as such – will moan the proposals but as long as we don’t produce a decent product, which means producing decent footballers then money talks and the only Box-Office feature is the pantomime of two wrinkly scrotums that were once viral but now are only slightly interesting when you poke them with a stick.
In a turn worthy of Peter Griffin it seems that Doncaster has not spoke to the SFL regarding dismantling their league set up into loads of parochial leagues and they have called it an unworkable solution. It’s the self preservation society.
The latest rumour is that at least half of the SPHeLL clubs don’t want two leagues of ten. Expanding the league is their preferred option. The deal breaker will be the money on offer.  Collect your souls on the way out the meeting. This plan looks doomed whatever happens.
