Premiership club chairman becomes first to break silence on reconstruction plans

NOT IN FAVOUR ‘A HUGE mistake’ – First Scottish Premiership club chief breaks silence on league reconstruction as he calls out SPFLHe has blasted the idea of a reduced top flight leaguePublished: 17:32, 2 Apr 2025Updated: 20:08, 2 Apr 2025ST JOHNSTONE’s Adam Webb is the first Premiership club chief to break cover and slam the controversial league reconstruction proposals being discussed by the SPFL.The Perth club’s owner and chairman has branded the idea of a 10-team top tier as a HUGE mistake.2St Johnstone chief Adam Webb is vehemently opposed to 10-team top flightCredit: SKY SPORTS2Neil Doncaster has copped flak for the idea of reducing the size of the leagueWe told you yesterday that Hampden bigwigs were looking into the prospect of revamping the top flight and one of the ideas was to reduce it from 12 teams to 10.It would also do away with the top six split as we know it, with the thinking behind the plan that it would reduce fixture congestion.But SunSport understands the idea might not even get off the ground with it highly unlikely to get the 11 out of 12 votes required for it to pass.One Premiership club is certain to vote against it, a source told SunSport, while others are wary of the motives for the move.Read more Football storiesAny proposal would need the approval of 11 of the 12 top flight clubs.It would also require a 75 per cent buy-in from Premiership and Championship sides combined, as well as 75 per cent of all 42 clubs across the SPFL put together.Saints supremo Webb told Sky Sports: “That would be a huge mistake.”I think that the bar, for good or for bad, when it comes to UK football or world football, is the English Premier League.”They’ve got 20 clubs and while we’re not the same size in Scotland as they are in England, what you want to do is edge closer to having 20 clubs.”It’s a more familiar system that is more geared toward success on the world stage and on the UK stage.Kris Boyd explains why Rangers should try to sign CELTIC star Greg Taylor”We should absolutely be heading in the OTHER direction.”From looking at the quality in the Championship this season, I can tell you that we have two, three, four clubs who that would do just fine in the Premiership.”That’s more like where we should be headed.”We should be growing the Premiership so that we so that we become a little bit more of a comfortable situation for fans around the world, in the UK or wherever they may be following our league from.”I believe we should be going to a 14-team league very soon and then five years later we should be projecting to go to a 16-team league, so long as the quality in the Championship is sufficient.”If you keep growing it on a gradual, deliberate way then we can make sure that the quality is there.”We need to have quality with every team in the Premiership but that’s the direction we should be going.”It would be better for Scotland, better for Scottish football.”The SPFL’s Competitions Working Group, chaired by Aberdeen director of football Steven Gunn, could also consider expanding the league to 14 or 16 teams.But with TV money a crucial factor, that would seem unlikely too.Hampden chiefs have however finally agreed to allow for the postponement Premiership games to help Scottish clubs in Europe.Read more on the Scottish SunThe move was ratified by the top flight yesterday after years of inflexibility over fixtures.Hampden beaks always insisted games couldn’t be rearranged because of the busy schedule.Keep up to date with ALL the latest news and transfers at the Scottish Sun football page