A fresh proposal has been made which would see Rangers, as well as Celtic, entering a ‘colt’ team into SPFL League Two as part of an expanded set-up in the Scottish league system.
Last Summer, a similar plan was launched by Rangers as part of an overall reconstruction effort but that proposal was binned as it did not get enough support from the other clubs.
This time, led by Managing Director Stewart Robertson, Rangers are attempting to win over their fellow SPFL clubs, with added financial incentitves in place. Rangers and Celtic have committed to hand over a combined £1 million pounds as part of this aim, as reported today by the Daily Mail.
It is planned that a detailed paper will be presented to club chairmen for consideration ahead of next season, with enough time for the reconstruction to be completed.
At present, the favoured proposal is one that will admit the two colts teams, two from the Highland League and two from the Lowland League to a bottom tier that will increase from 10 to 16 teams overall.
The Glasgow clubs will also pledge to buy a minimum of 200 tickets, priced £15, for all away games.
Cynics of this new Old Firm proposal may see it as a further power grab and an attempt to get stronger and more dominant against the other Premiership clubs.
Optimists would say that surely there can be scope for the likes of Hearts, Hibs and Aberdeen to follow suit in a move that would accelerate the development of young Scottish players.
As ever, nothing comes easy or straight forward in Scottish football governance but cash is often king, especially in these times of Covid that we are navigating.