What exactly is all this about Rangers and Celtic being sneaked into the Premiership? It was mentioned a few seasons ago and the idea never really played out into a seriously considered one, but now- with the FA seemingly selling the Premiership to anyone and anything that will buy it- it has arose again and it seems to be only a matter of time before this is a reality.
Why? Surely it’s not of benefit to the English Premier Division to have two clubs from another league to join and make an already congested fixture list even harder to organise and piss Sir Alex off? And not just any fixtures- these will be fixtures that take fans to another country. Granted, it’s not exactly Timbuktu, but on the other hand it is bloody freezing up there. Even though Newcastle fans go to games semi-naked and see the words ‘below zero’ as a challenge and not a weather report, they might even have to draw the line. However, that’s if they’re even in the League at all…
Also, what if Celtic and Ranger’s first season(s) go disastrously wrong and they end up relegated? What then? Do we suddenly have a super-elite Championship that has Doncaster travelling to a team that beat AC Milan on their ground a couple of seasons ago? And will we be facing a Premiership that has been expanded to include them or a larger relegation zone the previous season to make room? A few fingernails would be left on stadium floors then, wouldn’t they?
Celtic and Rangers are used to success- it seems they almost have an agreement that if one wins a major trophy the other can’t go without, like brothers fighting over a battered Mars Bar and big momma Glasgow comes and splits in half, perfectly even. This raises two points- 1) will they financially suffer from their sudden lack of success (presuming, as most people do, that they do become a mid-table duo for the time being) and would it be covered by their revised TV revenue income? 2) The hole they leave behind- Celtic and Rangers being put in the Premiership connotes that a team such as Hearts winning the SPL will give them that hollow feeling inside that is only rivalled by scoring a Cup winning goal but with your arse.
It’s insane to have these 2 in the Premiership, but it also seems equally insane to keep them in a league that is far too shallow for them. Stick them in France or something. If all else fails at least you’d get some very interesting food combinations.
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