SPL managers will convene in a fortnight's time at Hampden Park as SPL chief executive Lex Gold opens up his Think Tank' to every manager in the Top 12.

SPL managers will convene in a fortnight's time at Hampden Park as SPL chief executive Lex Gold opens up his Think Tank' to every manager in the Top 12.

Among the topics set for discussion are the pitfalls of the fixture list and the possibility of the end of the current reserve league.

The SPL invited only six managers to their first meeting in December, but now the rest will be canvassed.

Managers have been questioned on the fairness of this season's fixture list after the computer of the Canadian company who compiled it threw up St Mirren, Motherwell and Aberdeen facing the Old Firm in back-to-back games.

Another anomaly has seen Celtic and Rangers play just four league matches between the December 27 Old Firm derby and their next meeting on February 15.

"We will be explaining to the managers about how the list is drawn up," said Greig Mailer.

"There are settings fed into the computer in terms of runs of home and away games and other considerations which have to be applied.

"We will explain all this to the managers. They want to talk about the number of weekend and midweek games and the issue of a winter break."

The possibility of a winter break next season has already been ruled out with the World Cup Finals looming in the summer of 2010