Reconstruction and The Glasgow Money Tree Elephant in the Room

Showing 3 of 3

And lastly we’ve heard from Tony Synnott who outlined his restructuring plan for Scottish football as follows:

“Increase SPFL to 14 teams. Play each team H/A once. 26 games. Split top/bottom 7. Play each team H/A once. 12 games. Total 38 games. No manipulation or unfairness.

14 teams would be the optimum for competitiveness.

Look at amalgamation of teams in certain regions and reorganize grassroots to act as feeder clubs to league teams.

Grassroots – 5 and 7 a side: Teams to be made up largely of mates playing together, emphasis on technique and enjoyment rather than winning. Regional academy type coaching sessions. Coaches to be centrally funded and remain at this level. This allows consistency.

7 a side teams to feed into 9 a side teams. More in game structure but again more emphasis on technique.

9 a side feed into 11 a side. Similar coaching approach. Regional academy coaching sessions.

11 a side/Junior: Closer links to league clubs and coaching. Provide a visible pathway.

Coaching network: Will ensure consistency of approach and that players who don’t make it first time around will always be on the radar in junior ranks.

Re-educate parents and supporters that winning is not the main aim. Stipulate that the environment to be created is encouraging, non- confrontational and unpressurised.

The attitude amongst supporters is to cheer the meaty challenge, the hoove up the park and be confrontational to referees and opposition. Needs changing.

The big problem with restructuring of course is lack of facilities with too many grassroots clubs fighting for too few pitches and training facilities.

Another problem is the twats in blazers at the SFA who put self interest above all else,” he stated.

All in all we’ve had some wonderful responses and ideas around league reconstruction over the last couple of days on The Celtic Star. It must be said there certainly doesn’t seem like there’s much support around the current system and the ridiculous imbalances we’ve endured for almost 20 years.

Hopefully the powers that be are aware of the discontent amongst the supporters of Scottish Football. Then again as we all know in Scottish football, it tend to be the hope that kills you.

Thank you to everyone who took the time to contribute to a brilliant debate on a subject with no easy solution.

If you haven’t already done so please also join up to The Celtic Noise fans forum where you can debate this very subject and many more besides. https://celticnoise.com/ You will be guaranteed a warm welcome on what is the friendliest wee Celtic forum on the internet.

And if you would like to write an article for The Celtic Star please send your submission – as long as it relates to Celtic – to [email protected] and we’ll do the rest…

Niall J

OTHER ARTICLES ON THE SPLIT AND RECONSTRUCTION ARE BELOW…

Split End? #Celtic Supporters’ innovative League Reconstruction Proposals @CelticStarMag https://t.co/aSG4WDKZwp

— Celtic news now (@Celticnewsnow) March 10, 2020

‘Corruption and Fixture manipulation,’ as The Split-Stitch-Up Backfires Badly we ask should Celtic care? | The Celtic Star https://t.co/6J39pedyfH

— The Celtic Star Editor (@CelticStarMag) March 10, 2020

Splits and Amalgamations – David Potter’s View | The Celtic Star https://t.co/rSdvbpkQzq

— The Celtic Star Editor (@CelticStarMag) March 10, 2020

Support Celtic Youth Development

Help raise money for Celtic Youth Development by joining the £1 weekly lottery and you could win up to £25,000 – just click on any one of the photographs below to join. Lots of our readers have already done so and they’re now doing their bit to help fund Celtic Youth Development that can deliver the stars of tomorrow and beyond. And you might even win a few bob too! And a special thank you to all The Celtic Star readers who have already signed up and are now supporting youth development to give us the Celtic Stars of the future…