Raith Rovers boss John McGlynn has branded the move by the SPL clubs to return to a top league of 10 as being motivated purely by greed.
The Stark’s Park gaffer insists that the leading teams have adopted a selfish attitude with a proposal that will do little to improve the quality of Scottish football and the national team in particular.
Rovers sit top of the first division table and, while McGlynn was careful to stress there is a long way to go before they can even contemplate promotion, if the new league is approved he believes it would be almost impossible for his side to be a part of it.
McGlynn said, “I am sure people on the SFL board would have been looking to be involved in these talks.
“They should have been kept informed but I think that all they know is what they are reading in newspapers.
“With regards to us being top of the league at the moment, with one going up, it is very difficult for the team that is promoted from the first division to stay in the SPL.”
He added, “All credit to Inverness, who are doing well this season, but if we were to go up and there is still a long way to go realistically, we could find ourselves finishing second bottom, which most seasons would be deemed a success.
“But with the SPL trying to go for a league of 10 and a possible 12, we could find ourselves coming straight back down again.
“That is something you would just have to live with but I think the important thing to consider is, will this proposed 10 benefit Scottish football?”
McGlynn said, “The motivation from the top teams is no different from the day they started the SPL it is driven by finance and probably greed.”Impact on youth playersInstead of tinkering with the numbers in the top two divisions, McGlynn insists that the game in this country needs a radical shake-up and reiterated his belief that the way forward is a move to summer football.
He said, “I know the Scotland manager Craig Levein particularly well and I hope he does a great job, but the calls will come around again whenever the national side’s results are not good that we need change in the game in this country.
“However, my take over the last few months and not just because of the bad weather, but because I believe it is so important that the national side do well is that summer football is the way ahead.
“It will allow younger players to develop, train more and learn skills to help them improve.
“I would hazard a guess and say that in the last two months there has hardly been a youth player in Scotland who has kicked a ball because of the weather.
“So how are young players in this country supposed to get better when they are not even playing football?”
He added, “I know I am on my soapbox again but summer football would help youngsters improve and in the long-term it would hopefully aid the national team.
“This league reconstruction has nothing to do with the national team it is purely about finance and the fans do not want it.”
Meanwhile, McGlynn is keeping his fingers crossed that Grant Murray, who has a rib injury, and Scott McBride (nerve problem) will be fit enough to play against Morton on Saturday as Raith look to cement their place at the top of the table.