JOHN Connor (Letters, February 22) is correct when he states that Malky MacKay's Project Brave will not make a scrap of difference to Scottish football. Apart from clubs using foreign players, the biggest setback for Scottish players stems from the increasing use of loan players. The big clubs can offload their talented youngsters to smaller clubs, which is to the detriment of local players, thus preventing them from achieving their potential. This also has the effect of distorting league positions.
Reverting to two leagues of 21/22 teams would be a more sensible option than the present setup with the ridiculous end-of-season fiasco with a league split for the final six games. There could then be a series of playoffs between the bottom four of the first league against the top four of the lower league to determine promotion and relegation
The time is ripe for a fairer voting system in Scottish football. At present, the two major clubs, Rangers and Celtic, have the power to veto any changes that are detrimental to themselves. Remember that these are the two clubs who would readily abandon Scottish football if they could access the English Premiership.
I'm afraid that Scottish football is in dire straits. Apart from Rangers, Celtic, Aberdeen, Hearts and Hibs, the majority of the other Premiership and Championship teams are struggling on crowds averaging between 1,000 and 3,000.
Project Brave might have some solutions but I shall not be holding my breath.
Wilf O'Malley,
11 Delnies Road, Inverness.
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