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Rangers boss Smith backing SPL expansion

Submitted by tribalfootball.com on Sat, 03/06/2010 - 06:36

Rangers boss Walter Smith has backed plans of expanding the Scottish Premier League.

But Smith would prefer a league of 18 teams rather than 16.

The SPL have revealed they are considering increasing the top flight from 12 to 16 teams.

Smith said: "Sixteen teams only gives you 30 games really, doesn't it? Although there has always been a call for fewer matches.

"I heard Jim Jefferies and Craig Brown both state recently that playing each other four times is not right and they feel there should be a change.

"I would agree with that, I would like to see a change. What that change is, I'm not quite sure.

"I don't know whether a lot of teams quite like playing each other four times because it means they play the Old Firm twice at home and that gets them a level of revenue they would maybe lose otherwise.

"The ideal set-up is to have an 18-team league. If we could find a way of working towards that, I would be in favour of that."

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