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The Scottish Championship could be a 12-team league for the 2020-21 season under a potential league shake-up. Prolonged talks have taken place between Scottish Professional Football League clubs over expanding the Scottish second tier by two teams. Discussed proposals include adding two colts team to make a 44-club pyramid or merging Leagues One and Two. The set-up could result in Championship sides playing each other four times across 44 games per season. It is understood discussions have taken place and that, if agreed at this season's SPFL annual meeting, new measures could be in place in just over a year's time. The current system has been in place for six years. To facilitate a potential change to the structure of the Scottish game, options that are being considered include: No relegation from next season's Championship, with the top two teams in League One receiving automatic promotion. Retaining Leagues One and Two in their current format with one club from the Highland League and one from the Lowland League entering. Introducing two colt teams from Premiership clubs. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48179898

Because I'm on my phone, if you want the full article, hit the link 🤷🏼‍♂️

As a new-found advocate for Scottish football, Steven Gerrard is prepared to paint on the blue woad. But the Rangers manager believes that the game up here could do more to paint itself in a better light. The 39-year-old presents a less than ringing endorsement of the sport he has immersed himself in for the past year. Reared on the glitz and glamour of the English game in a country with ten times the population of its neighbour above, the unavoidably small-time nature of football north of the Border – where the entire budgets of three top flight teams can amount to less than the salary for one player in the English Premier League – has made for a tough watch for him, at times, and resulted in Scottish football being a tough sell for him when speaking to prospective signings. Yet, the reality is that short of Sky and BT Sport investing in CGI, his main gripe that centres on the, sometimes, paltry numbers attending games is impossible to address. “I think certain games have been good,” he said. “Certain games we’ve played in, or I’ve watched, they’ve been a higher level of quality than I originally thought. But at times I’ve been a bit disappointed watching certain games. I’ve been to certain games too and the stadiums haven’t been full and when it’s come to the standard the ball has been in the air a lot. To be honest, it’s been a little bit worse than I thought. So it’s probably been a bit mixed. https://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/Rangers/Rangers-boss-steven-gerrard-i-want-the-scottish-game-to-be-better-1-4920901/amp?__twitter_impression=true

HARDLINE Steven Gerrard has told his Rangers duds they’ll be bombed out if they won’t move on in the summer. Gerrard aims to hold talks with contracted players he wants OUT of the club. And that could see the likes of Kyle Lafferty, Borna Barisic and Eros Grezda being shown the door after failing to impress. Gerrard knows they could sit tight and see out their deals — but warned they’ll be frozen out of his top-team plans. He said: “It’s not a problem for me. “Of course, in an ideal situation they’ll go and find the right club to make them happy and get to play football. https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/football/4203811/steven-gerrard-warns-Rangers-flops-bombed-out-squad/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1557005754

CRAIG MULHOLLAND needs Light Blues rather than Galacticos. And the Rangers Head of Academy reckons the words of encouragement from his Real Madrid counterpart prove he has the right plan in place. Last season, Mulholland saw his kids go head-to-head, and beat, some of the biggest names in England and Europe as part of Rangers’ Games Programme at Under-20s level. Earlier this term, the Gers’ Under-17s beat Roma in the final of the Al Kass Cup to lift the silverware. Now the challenge is to help those young talents progress into Steven Gerrard’s first team squad. That is not an exact science, but Rangers hope the results will follow from their new methods. “There are 33 top leagues in Europe and 24 play with B teams,” Mulholland, a firm advocate of Colt teams being introduced into the SPFL structure, said. “The Ajax team that played the other night has eight that have played in B teams. https://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/sport/17611636.craig-mulholland-reveals-words-of-encouragement-from-real-madrid-towards-his-Rangers-kids/

RYAN KENT is fed up being the loan Ranger. Constant change in pursuit of happiness has brought about six clubs in five years for the far-travelled 22-year-old. From Liverpool to Coventry, to Barnsley and Bristol, with an ill-fated spell at SC Frieburg in between. Yet he’s never truly settled anywhere the way he has in Scotland. Brought to Glasgow last summer, Kent capped an outstanding season with a nomination for both PFA Scotland Player of the Year and Young Player of Year. The winger has excelled under Steven Gerrard at Ibrox, but admits he has no idea if the pair will be reunited next season. https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/football/4192150/ryan-kent-Rangers-liverpool/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1556746343

Always been in CCCS scheme & always got a ticket. I'll always go to the home games so signing up has never been an issue

Reading the comments in this thread, you might as well put a torch to the entire youth system because no player will get a chance with the ever unsatisfied RFC support.

XL bought .. £60 for the top is just :Xm

It's on

Always hope for a bigger brand, oh well. As long as it's good for the club.

According the someone on FF, thete is a rumour that there will be a pre-order sale of new strips via GersOnline store today at 3pm. No clue if true or not but if it is, best you know .. if not, blame FF, not me.

Was worried about the home kit when I saw the drawing but it looks much better in the flesh, so to speak. The black away top is a stunner and I'll be having that too. The red top is a no for me, too much like the sheep. However, its great to see the embroidered badge. Lastly, someone is getting their baws toed for leaking that video.

This aged well

The gables will be translucent, the company that manufactured them only produce polycarbonate sheets and they will either be translucent or opalescent but both will let on natural daylight & will withstand UV degradation that effected the old sheets.

Probably right but couldn't be arsed looking. Happy for admin to merge it with another

Cracking points made by Tom Miller has his say & it's difficult to argue against.

Been confirmed as either 3rd or 4th August, down to match selection for TV https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/football/4135259/spfl-announce-key-dates-for-season-2019-20-including-opening-weekend/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1555528821

20th May

An important point to remember. Once you've renewed, go & check your CCCS selections. I had a look at mine & everything was unticked. Had to select all my choices AND re-enter my payment choices ... AGAIN !!

*shrugs* .. they like me better !