'Dons against 10-team Premiership idea'
Aberdeen are believed to be opposed to a smaller, 10-team Scottish Premiership in principle after the Scottish Professional Football League competitions working group agreed to a request to explore a revamp of the current four-tier model. (Press & Journal), externalRead Friday's Scottish Gossip in full.
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