Peter Donald believes the SFL is reasonably strong

The 10 First Division clubs refused to reveal their blueprint for change at the SFL's annual meeting at Hampden.

But Donald told BBC Sport: "There are absolutely no suggestions that this is more than a debate about the future.

"Previous talk of an alternative league were not mentioned and I think are really not on the agenda."

The First Division clubs appeared to pull back from calls for a breakaway after their own meeting earlier in the week.

But they returned to discussions immediately after the league agm.

Football is dying on its feet in the lower divisions Morton chairman Douglas Rae

"The First Division clubs are having an internal debate about the future of football as they have explained it to me," said Donald.

"They hope to go public with what they describe as a vision for Scottish football next week.

"Second and Third Division clubs wanted to know more.

"But, despite pressing questions, no full responses were forthcoming.

"I think that has left a little uncertainty about what their proposals might hold.

"But I think talk of a breakaway was the result of a debate that ran away a little."

Donald's organisation has been criticised for not having yet found a replacement for Bell's as league sponsor and STV as a television outlet for Division One games.

But he stressed that, while there was nothing imminent, discussions were ongoing with potential sponsors.

He was more optimistic that a television deal "might be on the horizon and a title sponsor would assist in their pursuit and quell a lot of the uncertainty".

Donald said: "We reported that, despite all the doom and gloom surrounding us from time to time, we paid �4m to our clubs and attendances were up for the fourth year in a row.

"I think the SFL is in a reasonable position of strength."

Meanwhile, Morton chairman Douglas Rae hoped that any ideas from the Division One clubs would be welcome.

"Personally, I would like to see the formation of a think-tank to come up with revolutionary ideas to take to the Scottish Football League," said the Division Two club's chief.