Falkirk complain of 'utter shambles' as reconstruction talks fail
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On the day when the Scottish Cup final should have been played at Hampden, frustrated Falkirk chairman Gary Deans has claimed a "small cabal" of Scottish Premiership clubs are to blame for bringing down league reconstructions plans.
A 15-strong panel, including Deans, had been set up to look at proposals but could not find consensus after the ballot to end the lower leagues prematurely because of the coronavirus crisis.
Falkirk will stay in League One having missed out on the title, and promotion, by one point from Raith Rovers.
Six top-flight club are reported to have opposed changing the current 12-10-10-10 set-up.
"The principle of 'do no harm' to Scottish football during the pandemic was thrown out of the window a long time ago and this decision will cause harm to many clubs - Falkirk included," Deans added.
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