Expected vote defeat for new division will be deemed a win for bottom of pyramid but promoting home talent should be focus
It has been worth contemplating Luton Town’s rise from oblivion to the promised land of the Premier League in the context of Scottish football.
The introduction of a pyramid system in 2013 was the Scottish Professional Football League’s way of making out they were doing aspirational clubs a favour. To follow Luton’s lead, the winners of the Highland or Lowland League would need to beat the other half of that duo before also winning over two legs against the team who finished bottom of League Two.
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