ROSS COUNTY chairman Roy MacGregor is set to vote against any temporary league reconstruction proposal.
McGregor insists he is open minded about the prospect of a league overhaul.
But he concedes the possibility of three teams being relegated at the end of next term as part of a one-season shake-up would not appeal to him.
Hearts owner Ann Budge, whose own team are facing demotion from the Premiership if the campaign cannot be finished, and Hamilton vice-chair Les Gray are jointly-chairing a task force looking into changing the current set-up.
In a bid to prevent teams being relegated as a result of the health crisis, a 14-10-10-10 solution has been mooted, as has three leagues of 14.
McGregor has his own thoughts on what has been discussed but insists he will also take guidance from his fellow board members at Victoria Park.
He said: “I need to take it to my board and I’ll listen to the arguments as always.
“I don’t want to put the club into any position - it would worry me if it’s a temporary thing and three clubs had to be demoted next year.
“That would worry me because as a community club we’re probably one of the six or seven that are always going to be in that situation.
“The odds of one out of 12 instead of three out of 14 are not good.
“The last time 14 clubs in the top flight was mooted I voted on behalf of the club against it."
But, in an interview on County’s YouTube channel, he added: “I would like to keep an open mind and hear what the arguments are and take it back to the board.”
Why are you making commenting on The Herald only available to subscribers?
It should have been a safe space for informed debate, somewhere for readers to discuss issues around the biggest stories of the day, but all too often the below the line comments on most websites have become bogged down by off-topic discussions and abuse.
heraldscotland.com is tackling this problem by allowing only subscribers to comment.
We are doing this to improve the experience for our loyal readers and we believe it will reduce the ability of trolls and troublemakers, who occasionally find their way onto our site, to abuse our journalists and readers. We also hope it will help the comments section fulfil its promise as a part of Scotland's conversation with itself.
We are lucky at The Herald. We are read by an informed, educated readership who can add their knowledge and insights to our stories.
That is invaluable.
We are making the subscriber-only change to support our valued readers, who tell us they don't want the site cluttered up with irrelevant comments, untruths and abuse.
In the past, the journalist’s job was to collect and distribute information to the audience. Technology means that readers can shape a discussion. We look forward to hearing from you on heraldscotland.com
Comments & Moderation
Readers’ comments: You are personally liable for the content of any comments you upload to this website, so please act responsibly. We do not pre-moderate or monitor readers’ comments appearing on our websites, but we do post-moderate in response to complaints we receive or otherwise when a potential problem comes to our attention. You can make a complaint by using the ‘report this post’ link . We may then apply our discretion under the user terms to amend or delete comments.
Post moderation is undertaken full-time 9am-6pm on weekdays, and on a part-time basis outwith those hours.
Read the rules hereLast Updated:
Report this comment Cancel