Shouldn't have been allowed last season, and shouldn't be allowed next season if it's run the same way.
Obviously there's no promotion for us or the tinks, so let's say that it's late-January and there's two serious contenders to go up.
What if Rangers B are away to Contender A (let's call them Lokomotiv Inverkip) on the 22nd of January, and home to Contender B (they can be Partizan Peebles) on the 29th.
And let's say that the Rangers first-team is drawn to play a home 4th-Round Scottish Cup tie against Highland League side (I'll go with Ullapool Welders) on January 23rd.
You're looking at one Lowland League contender getting a freebie one week, with a minimum of two-thirds of the B team either starting or coming on as subs in the Scottish Cup, followed by the promotion rivals getting a doing the following Saturday.
It's a great idea for the youths to be playing against older opposition but:
1) First-team involvement in cup ties damages the fairness of the league
2) 75% of the league is utter keech
3) Rangers, Celtic, Hearts, Hibs & Aberdeen should have sides involved on a competitive basis, with the basement being Highland/Lowland, and the top tier being the Championship