Yorkston also denied suggestions that the 10 clubs looking to dilute the power of Celtic and Rangers were themselves now split.

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"Obviously, getting to the semi is a big financial boost, " said Yorkston.

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Yorkston was not concerned with Brewster's age and hoped he would do a similar job to veteran midfielder Ian Ferguson, who departed at the end of the season.

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Good grief, one chairman, John Yorkston of Dunfermline has even asked fans to take a shovel to East End Park to dig, not for victory but to find grass!

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But eight of the 12 SPL clubs met at Tynecastle on Tuesday to discuss the issue, prompting Dunfermline Athletic chairman John Yorkston to declare that the idea of a top 10 was "dead" and that a 14-team set-up should be reconsidered.

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