CAMPBELL Ogilvie, the Rangers secretary, has demanded an end to the

constant speculation surrounding the current league set-up which was

agreed just last year.

And Ogilvie warned those who might want change that major sponsors

could be frightened off by the spectre of uncertainty which appears once

more to hang over the national game.

''There have been no talks, behind the scenes or otherwise, among the

clubs,'' he said, ''but it seems that there will always be discussion

about the direction the game should take.

''There were complaints surfacing in November about the four leagues

of 10 and the new set-up had only been going or three months or so. I

just don't think that is good for the game.

''Clubs are trying to sell season tickets just now. We also are trying

to sell executive boxes for the new season, and the whole marketing

exercise is being complicated by all the talk which is taking place.

''People don't want to buy any kind of package without knowing what

will be on offer . . . 18 home league games is a bit different from just

15 league matches.

''And then, of course, you have the sponsors and the television

companies who have paid huge sums of money for a competition they were

told would be in place for a period of five years.

''We don't want to frighten people off who want to put money into the

game. That would be a big mistake.''

Indeed, it is a mistake the clubs made before when the climate of

uncertainty left football without major sponsors for a lengthy period.

Then, commercial executive Bill Wilson, who negotiates on behalf of

the SFA and league, insisted: ''Until things are settled and potential

sponsors can see a clear way ahead, nothing will happen. No money will

come into the game.''

Yesterday Wilson dismissed the rumblings surrounding yet another

change and pointed out: ''I was not scare-mongering before. The proof of

the pudding is there for everyone to see.

''When there was constant talk of chopping and changing, I found it

impossible to attract major sponsors. People want to know what it is

they are putting their cash into.

''When the clubs decided on a long-term plan which would not be

altered for five years, we saw money coming back into the game. Big

money.

''The reason was simple -- the sponsors saw a settled period and they

knew their long-term planning gelled with our own. That is the reason

Coca-Cola came in and Bell's and Sky.''

These deals will bring more than #20m into Scottish football during

the next four years. Further tinkering with the leagues could mean

problems with the companies who are paying these huge sums of cash.

In any case, suggestions that moves are being made to save Aberdeen,

in particular, from relegation seem ill founded. There is a league rule

now in place which does not allow changes to be made to promotion and

relegation issues while the season is on-going.