Jumbo-Sized Obstacle Stands in the Way of a Bigger Spl

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THE IRONY of the latest SPL reconstruction plans emerging in the aftermath of another blawhard Celtic-Rangers match wasn't lost on me - and I have a hunch it wasn't lost on you either, my Old Firm- disinclined friend.

The plans got some coverage last week, not as much as you might have thought, given the current wabbit state of oor fitba, but nowhere did I see it spelled out that there would be only two Celtic- Rangers games. Yes, our managers talked broadly about the proposals' key component - reducing the tedious over-familiarity factor of the SPL by 50 per cent - and Jim Jeffries ventured: "Playing each other four times has had its day." But no one came right out and said it: only two Old Firm matches. Just two. One, and then another. After that, no more. Finito.

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Jumbo-Sized Obstacle Stands in the Way of a Bigger Spl

The Old Firm are the elephant in the league. No one mentions the prospect of there being only two derbies per season because it's the reason the plans will probably fa...

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