Fairer share will help all clubs thrive

JAMIE SWINNEY vows Falkirk would back UEFA solidarity payments being sent down the pyramid - even if it now hits his own club in the pocket.

- BY ALAN ROBERTSON

JAMIE SWINNEY vows Falkirk would back UEFA solidarity payments being sent down the pyramid - even if it now hits his own club in the pocket.

And the Bairns CEO claims if those outfits profiting from playing in Europe take a slightly smaller slice of the SPFL prize money pie as well, it could be a lifesaver in the lower leagues.

He said: "The only way to get meaningful change is if clubs are willing to give something up."

More than four-fifths of the SPFL prize pot is divvied up between the Premiership's top 12 on a sliding scale.