THE 10,000 SEAT RULE - THE FACTS Published: 7th April 2004 Following the events of recent weeks and the on-going media discussion surrounding the SPL's Stadia Criteria, the SPL have sent Clubs the following document outlining some facts regarding the existing rules and how they were established. The text of the document is as follows:- There is much misunderstanding about the requirement upon SPL Clubs to have registered grounds that meet the stadium criteria. These criteria refle