St Johnstone say the broadcasting deal is the only "realistic" source of income for all 42 clubsSt Johnstone say failed plans for league reconstruction were unworkable in such a short timescale. Reconstruction talks ended on Friday with insufficient support from Premiership clubs to change leagues. The Perth club were also concerned about a potential risk to clubs' income tied to next term's broadcasting deal. A 14-14-14 structure had seemed the most likely to succeed and the backing of nine of the 12 Premiership clubs was needed, along with eight in the Championship and 15 across Leagues One and Two. "We were concerned that there was a potential risk to the broadcast deal which is the only realistic source of income for all 42 clubs for the foreseeable future.

Source: BBC May 12, 2020 11:25 UTC