Dilapidated Scotland boss Gordon Strachan believes too various the country’s senior clubs are now not official ample.
Of the 42 member aspects of the SPFL, 22 use players on a paunchy-time foundation, whereas the final 20 are half-time.
Strachan thinks the lack of completely official aspects is conserving the game abet.
“In characterize for you to be a official membership, expose it,” he told the BBC’s Scottish soccer podcast.
“Like paunchy-time workers, have paunchy-time players, have an academy, attain the complete lot. Just appropriate don’t play at being a soccer team and quiz us to scrutinize after you.
“Even as you happen to focus on about clubs coming into the league, what are they bringing in? 200 of us per week to a sport, is that if truth be told official soccer?
“The groups within the underside two leagues within the period in-between, in frequent, what number of players have they produced over the final 14 years?”
Strachan, who is technical director at Championship facet Dundee, believes “40 or 50%” of SPFL clubs would now not survive within the English National League.
The mature Celtic and Middlesbrough boss used to be additionally important of the final “product” of Scottish soccer, and believes the spectacle must enhance to herald more cash.
“Even as you deem giving an moral product is staring at two groups within the underside half of of the Scottish Premiership playing on a plastic pitch, you’re kidding yourself,” he said. “Absolutely kidding yourself.”
He added: “I appropriate deem we fetch over this period, see where all of us are, how all of us come out it. Then notify, ‘appropriate, OK, who if truth be told wants to accelerate head over heels in being official and bringing on the game?’
“I am sure if we attain it wisely, our product would possibly per chance per chance even be 100% better than it’s appropriate now.
“No person’s going to execute a soccer membership nonetheless procure your diploma that you just play at. Obtain the diploma your funds are striking you.
“Plan now not characterize me you are a official membership must you’re paying of us half-time 80 quid per week and no-one turns as a lot as your soccer matches.”
That it’s also possible to hear to the Scottish Football Podcast every afternoon from BBC Scotland on BBC Sounds and on the BBC Sport Scotland web web page here.