Celtic chief confident of SPL resolution

Celtic chief executive Ian McLeod is confident the 12 warring Scottish Premier League clubs can resolve their differences following…

Celtic chief executive Ian McLeod is confident the 12 warring Scottish Premier League clubs can resolve their differences following a three-hour meeting at Hampden Park this morning.

The clubs met in a bid to solve the problems which threaten the future of the Scottish Premier League.

The 10 non-Old Firm clubs handed in their resignations from the league after Rangers and Celtic pulled the plug on SPL TV in April.

McLeod said: "It was a relatively constructive meeting. It appears now that there are a number of clubs who want to see a resolution to the difficulties the SPL has faced.

"I'm pretty confident now that we will see a resolution. There are still a number of technical difficulties that need to be resolved.

"But I think that the indication from a number of the clubs is that we want to move the SPL forward on a positive note and I'm confident that's what's going to prevail."

The clubs will meet again on January 22nd.

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