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Peter Lawwell set to join SPFL board as Celtic chief's return to be rubber stamped

The SPFL board will take a slightly new shape as new members join and a vote takes place to confirm the Championship's representatives.

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Celtic chief executive Peter Lawwell will return to the SPFL board for 2020/21 while St Johnstone chairman Steve Brown is also set to be added to the SPFL management team.

They will join Hamilton's Les Gray as representatives of the Scottish Premiership.

Rangers' Stewart Robertson will step down with the Ibrox MD doing so as part of a gentleman's agreement that sees Glasgow's big two swap positions every year.

Motherwell's Alan Burrows departed after deciding to let others get involved.

He Tweeted: "I have thought long and hard about it. I'm happy to stand back and let others get involved.

"The board needs a degree of continuity, particularly with the challenges of Covid-19 still far from over, and I am glad some of my colleagues have once again put themselves forward for re-election."

The BBC report that Monday's AGM will see the changes rubber stamped as well as a decision on who represents the Championship with Ross McArthur (Dunfermline Athletic), Ewen Cameron (Alloa Athletic) and Ross Morrison (Inverness CT) competing for two spots.