The Scottish Premier League split has been with us since season 2000/01 but it has yet to be broadly embraced by supporters of the top flight clubs.
The SPL dreamt up the project to "reduce the number of meaningless mid-table clashes" and maintain interest in the league.
However, it has thrown up a number of anomalies since it was introduced, which has left some fans grumbling.
In season 2005/06 Inverness (who played 18 home and 20 away) finished in seventh place with 58 points - more than Hibs, Killie and Aberdeen who were in the top six.
And last season saw Dundee United playing three home games against Hibs, while Aberdeen had 20 home games and 18 away, while rivals played 19 home and away.
Hamilton Accies fan Stephen Shilton believes the system devalues the SPL.
The only certainty seems to be that Rangers and Celtic will get two games home and away against each other
Hearts fan Grant Thorburn
"The split has probably been successful and is exciting for the sides in the bottom six, as we are, because you're up against the sides competing to avoid relegation," he told BBC Scotland.
"But teams should be judged on their games home and away against every other side in the league. So I find it a bit ridiculous.
"It's not a real league competition," he added. "By its very nature, league competition should be measured against the other teams home and away. Not just half of them.
"We're going to have four games against teams in the bottom half and three against the top half. So it's not really a league as such is it?"
Shilton said Scottish football was in need of reconstruction, adding: "A larger SPL, with more relegation and promotion, is the way forward. It's time for change.
"If Motherwell finish seventh they aren't going to be relegated and they can't catch the teams above them. So what's the point?"
The SPL will split into two after Hibernian entertain Rangers at Easter Road on Sunday.
By then, the 12 teams will have played each other three times, once at home and two away or vice versa, and have played 33 matches.
The top six will play each other once to determine the SPL champions and confirm European places.
While the bottom six will also play each other once as they battle it out to retain their SPL status.
The SPL wanted to move away from teams playing 44 games a season. The aim is for every SPL side to play 19 games home and away, but some may play 18 home games and 20 away, or vice versa.
Nevertheless, the SPL believes the current system offers the best solution to the clubs and the supporters.
Its main benefit is the intensity it brings to the battles within the league itself
Hibernian fan Ronnie Pont
And the race to finish in the top six often remains in the balance until the 33rd fixture, as it has this season with Hibernian and Motherwell, who face Rangers and St Mirren respectively, still vying for sixth spot.
However, Celtic fan Tommy Cowan also believes the split is "ridiculous" and does little to help the reputation of Scottish football.
"If the league was going to be extended, it should have been extended to 18 teams and let each team play each other twice, just like what they do in countries where they have real leagues," he said.
"It's the fairest way and makes the big matches all the more important. If the split was to be taken away, the SPL would have to return to 10 teams or be extended to 18. I'd plump for the latter."
Hearts supporter Grant Thorburn added: "Personally, I hate the split, it doesn't really matter how it is dressed up. It gives an unfair advantage to some teams over the course of the season.
"The only certainty seems to be that Rangers and Celtic will get two games home and away against each other."
Dundee United fan Mike Evans said this season's split had the potential for an exciting end to the season.
"It's a good idea from a financial perspective. There are battles all over the league now," he added.
And Hibernian supporter Ronnie Pont also found merit in the split.
"I think it works pretty well. It creates a bit of interest in the middle of the table near the end of the season," he said.
"But its main benefit is the intensity it brings to the battles within the league itself. At the top of the table there will still be one more Old Firm derby in the last five games which this season could mean the winner of that game wins the title.
"It makes the play-off for the European spot more intense because all the teams in contention have to play each other one more time. And at the bottom there is a real battle, particularly this season as there is no Gretna adrift at the bottom.
"Any one from five can go down and all teams still have to play each other."
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