 Clyde were hosting the special meeting on Friday |
A meeting of rebel First Division clubs has been called off after the Scottish Football League invited them to talks about their proposed breakaway league. Livingston, Clyde and Hamilton Accies had formed a steering group aimed at creating a second-tier Championship.
Partick Thistle chairman Brown McMaster said: "What concerned me a bit about this so-called breakaway is there has not been enough discussion yet.
"I think the clubs can get what they want within the SFL."
McMaster, who is due to be confirmed as the new SFL vice-chairman at its forthcoming annual meeting, wants to prevent a repeat of the problems caused by the Scottish Premier League breakaway almost 10 years ago.
"Clubs at the top end with full-time aspirations will always have different views than the clubs lower down in the Third Division," he told BBC Sport.
"But we all have to work together. The last thing you do is start talking about legal action, while the first thing is to sit down and thrash out a deal.
"I know how much it cost - and how much heartache there was - back in 1998 when the top 10 broke away.
"I was Partick chairman then and I really don't want to go through that again, certainly not until we have had an awful lot of talk.
"They certainly have to give the league the chance to try to get what they want."
McMaster's club secured a return to the First Division after this season's play-offs, while Morton are one Second Division club who could also be interested in a breakaway.
But not all First Division clubs have gone public with support for the plan, which appears to be the brainchild of Livingston owner Pearse Flynn.
Flynn is angered by the loss of television coverage and league sponsor Bell's, with no replacement yet being announced.
He has also complained about the distribution of league funds between the clubs.
A spokesman for the breakaway group told The Herald: "The Scottish Football League has arranged a meeting for the early part of next week, possibly Monday, with all the First Division clubs.
"Because of that, we have decided to temporarily postpone the planned meeting at Broadwood.
"We look forward to hearing what the SFL representatives have to say and hope to hear some positive news on sponsorship or other significant investment into the league."
League secretary Peter Donald has warned that any breakaway would require a two-year notice period unless it was backed by two-thirds of member clubs.
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They certainly have to give the league the chance