ALLY McCoist last night called for immediate action to resolve the wrangle over league reconstruction.
A move to bring in divisions of 12-12-18 will be discussed at a meeting of SPL clubs later this month but the SFL is split on the plans, with an SPL2 also having been mooted.
The Rangers manager said that Charles Green, the club's chief executive, and Andrew Dickson, its head of football administration, are "as much in the dark as anyone else" over what might happen.
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However, he added: "That's probably typical of Scottish football because decisions are not being made soon enough for people to agree or disagree with them. Our problem – and it will be the same for most people – is the delay in decision making. The time has come for action.''
In his desire for certainty, McCoist would even accept the announcement that the decision had been delayed for a year, but added: "We need to find out sooner rather than later what everyone is thinking, and where we're going."
Rangers will remain in the bottom tier, despite winning the Irn-Bru Third Division championship on Saturday, if the 12-12-18 proposal is voted through. However, there is a move to bring in an SPL2 with an invitation extended to the Ibrox club.
McCoist, who said he had attended SFL meetings, admitted there is "an element of self-preservation involved" among the clubs.
But he added: "There genuinely also is a feeling that we need to benefit not just ourselves, but Scottish football. That has to be the biggest thing to come out of this – we need to put our own interests aside in order to discuss what would be better for the game in Scotland."
McCoist said his personal view is to have a bigger top division of 14 clubs.
"I fully appreciate it might not be the complete view of my own club or other clubs within the country but I would certainly go for a bigger league. That might benefit Scottish football, but I totally understand that might not be possible because of TV."
McCoist said there is a national mood for change to bring some "freshness" into Scottish football, adding: "You look at the national team slipping away. Scottish football is not in a place where we want it to be so we have to do something.''
Scotland played against Wales with one SPL player in the team. There was none in the defeat by Serbia.
The Rangers manager said: "It is incredible. The fact there are no Rangers players in the national team does not help either, I do not care what anyone says. Where our club is at the moment does not help the national team."
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