A.McL1 Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 Couldnt work the link thing there it is below this http://files.stv.tv/img/sport/fm13/SPLreconstructionSTVv2.dbc Broad agreement has been reached to shake up the Scottish football league setup, introducing a 12-12-18 structure which splits into four leagues mid-campaign from next season. Under the plans, the top two leagues would split into three divisions of eight after 22 matches. But there are key issues to address, such as how much money clubs would earn as a result, and how quickly it could be put together. Before the finer details have been ironed out, fan reaction has ranged from the critical to the just plain confused. We've taken a look at the key issues to consider going forward, paying particular attention to how the league structure would work. League structure The current four-league structure would be cut down to three, with all 42 senior clubs accommodated in the new setup. In the top two divisions, the season would be split into two phases. We've taken screenshots from our Football Manager 2013 patch, which allows you to try out the proposed model. You can download it here. Phase one The “Premiership” would remain as a 12-team league, with each team playing each other twice, home and away, to complete 22 fixtures. The second tier, renamed to the “Championship”, would increase from a 10-team division to 12. It would also play 22 fixtures, with each club facing each other home and away. Phase two The 24 clubs in the top two divisions will be split up into three leagues of eight at this stage, based upon where they finished in phase one. Title Group The Premiership clubs finishing in the top eight positions in phase one would split into a eight-team league, which we will call the “Title Group” for the purposes of explaining the system. Those eight teams would carry their points forward from phase one of the season, playing each other again twice, once at home and once away, to complete a further 14 fixtures. Only teams in the Title Group would be able to compete for the Premiership league title, or vie for European spots through the league. Play-off Group The teams finishing in the bottom four positions in the Premiership at the completion of phase one would be joined by the top four clubs from the Championship to form an eight-team “Play-off Group”. All points gained in phase one would be reset to zero. The eight teams involved would then play each other twice, once at home and once away, to complete 14 fixtures. At the end of the campaign, the teams placed in the top four positions in the play-off group would win a place in the following season’s Premiership. The teams finishing in positions five to eight in the Play-off Group would start the next season in the Championship. Relegation Group The Championship clubs finishing in the bottom eight positions at the end of phase one would form the “Relegation Group”. Points from the first half of the season would be carried forward. The eight clubs would play each other again twice, once at home and once away, to complete 14 further fixtures. There would be relegation to the National League at the end of the season, but the composition has not yet been announced. Neil Doncaster said earlier this week that “…from that eight, potentially four could go down.” Making an assumption, and nothing more, it could be the case that there are two automatic promotion/relegation spots, with a play-off between positions five and six in the Relegation Group and positions three and four in the National League. The third tier, called the “National League”, would consist of 18 sides, each playing each other twice, once at home and once away, to complete 34 games. Financial distribution Not sure if it will be like this in the game, as i have copied all of this from the STVnews Website An additional £1m would be taken out of the current SPL pot to trickle down through the leagues to the remaining 30 clubs, taking the amount paid to non-top flight clubs per season to £3m. Both league bodies have stressed the importance of closing the financial gap between the team finishing 12th in Scotland and the side finishing 13th, or top of the First Division. Last season, the team finishing bottom of the SPL was given £750,000 in prize money, whereas the First Division champions received just £70,000. The exact level of change to financial distribution is currently unclear. I have not created this database myself, i got it from STVnews Website Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Bladesman Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 You're missing a : symbol from after the http in that link Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.McL1 Posted January 11, 2013 Author Share Posted January 11, 2013 thanking you, didnt even try it after i posted it lol Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.McL1 Posted January 11, 2013 Author Share Posted January 11, 2013 never noticed this was already uploaded sorry guys Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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