SPFL proposals for competition construction are a 'waste of time' brand after it was confirmed that no changes will be made to the structure of Scottish premiership.
The issue has been on the table again in recent weeks, where the working group meeting of the SPFL yesterday to discuss different options.
One of the proposals expanded the current Premiership of 12 teams to 14 or 16 teams, as well as reducing to 10 teams.
To get every reconstruction the green light, 11 of the 12 top air clubs would require to give their blessing.
It would also need 75 percent support from all Premiership and Champion clubs together, as well as 75 percent support from all 42 SPFL clubs in general.
However, every idea of ​​a new top flight was destroyed on Tuesday evening when the SPFL announced that no changes would be made.
They concluded that there was no reasonable prospect that a consensus was reached, ending the issue.
However, changes could still be made to the championship and the lower competitions, with a possible expansion on the cards after a 'broad agreement' was reached.
A short explanation from the SPFL was: 'The working group of the SPFL's competitions met on April 29 to discuss the possibility of competition structuring.
'It was agreed that there was no reasonable prospect to reach consensus around a new format for the William Hill Premiership.
“There was, however, a broad agreement on potential changes to the William Hill Championship, League 1 and League 2.
“These will be worked up with a view to conducting a consultation with clubs and other stakeholders.”
Two senior figures at clubs in the Scottish Premiership Last night, the process branded a meaningless exercise.
“The whole thing was a waste of time,” said a source. “We knew from the start that this was not going anywhere.
'I'm not sure why it was raised again even in all honesty. I cannot speak for the championship and other competitions, but changes in the Premiership were always doomed to fail. '
It means that the current size of 12 teams will take place in the Scottish top flight, with teams that play 38 games and stick to the split for the top and bottom six.
Earlier this week, SPFL director Neil Doncaster had proposed in an interview with Nutmeg magazine that Scottish football fans essentially do not know what they want.
Doncaster said: 'One of the problems we have in this debate is what fans say that they want is not the same as what fans will pay for a ticket to go.
'What we know drives larger attendees, is tense, competitive, meaningful, exciting, dramatic matches where there is something to play for.
'You get it with smaller competitions, not larger competitions. So, the greater the competition you have, the more meaningless competitions it creates.
'We have had very large competitions in this country. Not in recent memory, but if you talk to people who remember that time, they will tell you that by the end of the season there was absolutely nothing to play for. You know, many middle, mediocre competitions. '
The top flight of Scotland consisted of 12 teams since the expansion of 10 from the 2000-01 season.
There has been an increasing demand from fans to see the competition increase in number to add variation and to reduce the number of times that teams face each other in a season.
However, there is a concern under the SPFL that a larger competition would dilute overall quality and reduce the number of showpieces for broadcasters.
Doncaster added: 'Look, the reality is that there is no such thing as a perfect size. The only truth is that people always believe that everything you have at any time in time is something better.
“What is in reality is a series of compromises that give you the best possible format at any time.”