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Shorten the Scottish Premier League 17.01.2011

At a meeting of the Executive Committee of the Scottish Football League had approved Primier idea of redundancy in the number of clubs in the league to 10. In the first division did they become 12.

Yet, however this issue will be considered by the leadership of the Scottish Football Association and Scottish Football League, reports BBC. At the moment the Premier League is composed of 12 teams.

The idea was both leagues number of teams to be 10 but she do not face approval. The initiative incited both giants Celtic and Rangers. The penultimate in the standings at the time St Mirren does suggest the league to become the team of 14.

In the end, all 12 clubs from the elite gave consent to shorten the tournament to 10 members.