Scottish Premiership: Six clubs call meeting amid SPFL dispute over governance
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Murdoch MacLennan and Neil Doncaster have been invited to the meeting called by six clubs
Six Premiership clubs critical of Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) governance want its chairman and chief executive to attend a meeting of all 42 members.
The SPFL last week said there were "factual inaccuracies" in a previous statement by Aberdeen, Livingston, Motherwell, Rangers, St Johnstone and St Mirren voicing "serious concerns".
It promised "a meeting soon" with the 12 top-flight clubs about its independent governance review, but six have called their own for 27 February.
The review of the league's operations was commissioned in July after SPFL chairman Murdoch MacLennan apologised to Rangers as a dispute over sponsorship was concluded.
In January, the SPFL announced a draft report showed it complied "with significant elements of the UK Code of Corporate Governance".
However, the six clubs complained the statement was issued without "the approval or knowledge" of league members, adding it "did not reflect the full findings" of the report.
"On consideration of the chairman's letter of reply, the clubs believe it to be imperative, in the best interests of transparency and governance, that the chairman and chief executive meet with their shareholders," they said in their latest statement.
"To that end, the clubs have invited the chairman and chief executive to attend a meeting of all member clubs to address the issues around the Independent Governance Review.
"All SPFL member clubs are invited to attend and participate in this meeting, which is to take place at 11:00am on 27 February."
The SPFL has been approached for comment.
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