Budge has been on the blower to other clubs and reckons SPFL plan's won't pass:
Hearts supremo Ann Budge reckons the
SPFL proposal WON’T pass on Friday - after speaking to clubs in the top two flights of Scottish football.
Clubs across the country have until 5pm on Friday to vote on whether to conclude the bottom three leagues on an average points basis.
A decision on the
Premiership will be deferred but the plan would give the green light for the top-flight to follow suit should it reach a stage where the campaign could not finish.
Under the proposal, Celtic would be crowned champions and
Hearts - four points adrift at the bottom with eight games to go - would be relegated.
Budge warned last month that her club would take legal action if they were relegated prematurely - insisting that nobody would benefit from such a scenario.
For Friday’s resolution to pass it requires 75 per cent of the top flight, 75 per cent of the Championship and 75 per cent of League One and Two combined in favour.
But Budge told Sky Sports:
“Based on the conversations I have had - and I’ve talked to a number of clubs in the Premiership and Championship although I haven’t talked to League One or Two clubs because I don’t have the ready contacts - but I don’t believe this will be supported."
Budge previously warned of a legal battle if Hearts were to be demoted prematurely - but her stance appears to have softened ahead of the vote.
She added: “We are where we are in the league positions and if everything is talked about and that is what the community of football clubs believe is right then I will not fight it till the death. How is that going to end?
“If we have to deal with relegation we will deal with relegation.
“But I do just keep coming back to the point of who is going to benefit?”
Given our journey up the leagues Anne, I am sure Rangers will have the necessary contact.