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Steven Mair

Motherwell warn against quick reconstruction fix as they make request to fans ahead of talks

Motherwell chairman Jim McMahon has set out his club's plans to approach a future vote on league reconstruction.

And the club have warned against a quick fix to save clubs threatened with relegation as a result of the early end to the league season, insisting that those involved look to the long-term future of Scottish football.

SPFL clubs are waiting for proposals from the joint working group on revamping the four league setup, co-chaired by Hearts ' Ann Budge and Hamilton's Les Gray.

The group are yet to come forward with their own proposals but Motherwell have implored them to think outside the box - and will be collecting opinions from the Fir Park faithful.

Livingston have already put forward their own ideas - a 14-team top-flight that splits into a top 'half' of six and a bottom 'half' of eight with Brora Rangers and Kelty Hearts arriving in League Two from the Highland and Lowland Leagues.

McMahon said: "Now that league reconstruction is back on Scottish football’s agenda, it is important for us as a club to gather as many views from our supporters to help set out the club’s position.

"Although we will approach any discussions with an open mind and with a view on compromise, the club board wish to engage properly in terms of any proposed new structure as part of our own process.

"The board have already debated and agreed some core principles that we hope will form part of the SPFL’s task force, headed by two very capable individuals in Les Gray from Hamilton Academical and Ann Budge at Heart of Midlothian.

"We believe quick decisions can often be bad ones. ‘Something needs to be done' is not the best methodology to apply. We should be as imaginative as possible and look at a number of different options – not just the obvious ones and immediately box ourselves into a corner around one particular structure.

"Our hope is that the talks within the task force and a vote, if there is one, remain constructive. Any change should make the game in Scotland more attractive to all the stakeholders, principally the supporters.

"It has to make the game better in the long term for fans. It also needs to consider the various potential scenarios for restarting the game, their implications for member clubs and therefore how the league and game as a whole navigate it accordingly.

"The Well Society will shortly conduct their own consultation with members to help us shape our thoughts on what reconstruction should look like from the standpoint of our supporters as owners of our club."

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