Brora Rangers to ask fans about proposed Scottish Conference
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BRORA Rangers are set to consult with fans about what they think about the proposed Scottish Conference before deciding if it will give its support to the new planned league.
SPFL clubs are set to decide at the SFA AGM next month on whether to establish a new 10-team Scottish Conference League at Tier Five level, which would include colts teams from Celtic, Hearts and Rangers, as well as teams from the Highland League and Lowland League.
If the plans are given the go-ahead, the new division would sit above the Highland League in the pyramid system and below League Two.
Brora Rangers director David Dowling said in an interview earlier this month that the club would support the Conference League.
However, the majority of non-league clubs in the Highland League have voiced their opposition to the new division, which would relegate the Highland League and Lowland League to Tier Six level.
Now, Brora Rangers will speak to their supporters and ask for their views onthe proposals before deciding how they will vote.
In a statement released on the club’s social media, Brora Rangers wrote: “Now that the full facts of the proposal for the Conference League is now available to SHFL clubs we will now follow our planned process.
“We will be having a meeting on Tuesday, May 30 with our supporters to understand what they think of the proposal.
“Following the meeting with the supporters we will have a board meeting to decide on how the club will vote in the SFA vote in June for the best interests of all concerned.”
Scottish FA chief executive Ian Maxwell believes that a Scottish Conference League would benefit the national game.
In a BBC interview, he said: “When you look at Croatia, they have had four B teams in their domestic structure.
“I think of the top 10 UEFA nations, seven of them have got B teams in their domestic structure. We think this is the right thing to try.
“There has been a lot of feedback from teams lower down the pyramid, they feel they are being relegated. If there is another league implemented in the structure there is another promotion to get through, so I can take that point on board. I think the fact this is a funded league is a positive because we have 42 clubs within the SPFL so this means up to club 52 can potentially be funded. So that provides a softer landing for clubs on the way down from League Two, and it means an earlier opportunity for clubs on their way up the pyramid.”
