Scotland’s national game is currently in a mess, with a contentious debate going on over much-needed reconstruction to replace the stale 12-10-10-10 model.

Attendances have been dwindling. One reason for this could very well be the economic climate hitting Britain, but not primarily in my opinion.

Supporters, including me, are simply tired of playing every club four times a season respectively and as a result, fans are starting to lose interest.

Under the guise of reconstruction for the betterment of the game, we are being presented with a 12-12-18 plan which does nothing more than preserve the short term financial model of the current, failed SPL - but delivered with a bribe of a pyramid structure and amalgamation of the SPL and SFL.

The bribes, of course, are desired and necessary changes wanted by the vast majority of supporters. However to use this as a means to maintain their status quo is just plain wrong.

I've thought long and hard about this and taken into consideration what I've heard from fans, clubs and commentators.

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In a recent post on this forum, someone said “…we have to realise football is a business and has to be run as a business...”

There is no doubt that this view prevails throughout the corridors of power, in much of the media, and in the minds of many fans.

I am an idealist about football - despite being a Rangers supporter - and I believe that this view is about to lead us down a slippery slope. To avert this, I think we, as fans, are faced with a very stark choice.