Despite claiming it is being unfairly pressured, the St Kilda board will move quickly to resolve the current rebel group's challenge.

The club said today a board meeting would be called "at the earliest possible time" to set a date for a general meeting to vote on the issue.

But it accused the St Kilda Footy First group of being mischievous in calling for a meeting earlier than first proposed.

The board claims the group is trying to limit the time it has to respond to the demand.

Former Saints stars Nathan Burke and Andrew Thompson are among the members on the rebel ticket trying to oust the present board and club president Rob Butterss.

The ticket, led by Gregorys Transport owner Greg Westaway, had lodged a notice calling for an extraordinary general meeting in early November to call for a board spill.

The group claims the current board has failed to provide the football department with the resources needed to challenge for premierships and wants more money devoted to achieving on-field success.

"The club is of the view that the challenge to the current board must be resolved by the members at an EGM as soon as possible," St Kilda said in a statement.

"The rebel group has now issued a second notice calling for a meeting 19 days earlier than the original notice (12th November)," the club said.

"(This) clearly limits the club's ability to respond in reasonable time, given the statutory 21 day notice period to members and printing, mailing house and postage requirements (20 calender days).

"In the view of a majority of the board, this was a mischievous attempt to unfairly limit the preparation of a proper response to members."

The club said it had advice that the second notice by "hostile" director John Gdanski was invalid on a number of counts, including the limited notice period.

"However, the club is equally committed to calling an EGM where the members of the club can and will decide the make-up of their preferred board."

AAP