"Obviously the supports have been very forthright on their opinions on it," he said. Maxwell admitted it was a "puzzle" and a "challenge" because "there's not a one-size fits all" solution that suits all clubs at different levels. The SFA had become involved because there is "a blockage" of "progress" for players aged 19 to 21 that was detrimental to the provision of talent good enough for the national team. Maxwell pointed out that the proposal had stemmed from a previous review that suggested the inclusion of B teams from Aberdeen, Hearts, Hibernian, Dundee, Dundee United was a priority. However, Premiership clubs Aberdeen, Livingston and St Mirren denounced the idea along with a growing number from the leagues below ahead of the annual meeting.Īberdeen said the estimated £400,000 cost of running a B team meant they would not consider joining the new set-up, while clubs below League 2 pointed out that they would all effectively suffer a relegation unless they were included in the Conference League. The new Conference League, proposed by the pyramid working group, would have been positioned between League 2 and the Highland and Lowland Leagues.
New SFA president Mulranay prioritises facilitiesĪt present, B teams from Celtic, Heart of Midlothian and Rangers compete in the Lowland League without being able to win promotion or suffer relegation.We need to reflect on what's happened and understand the best way to take that forward and make sure that the next proposal that comes is supported overwhelmingly across the game." "From a board perspective, we didn't want to get this through on a 51-49. "We wanted it to be overwhelmingly supported," Maxwell told BBC Scotland. But, with fans and a number of clubs in opposition, there was no vote taken at the SFA's annual meeting on Tuesday.
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