Celtic, Rangers to play in England

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Celtic and Rangers could be playing in England next season as part of a football revolution codenamed the Phoenix League. The revelations that will change the face of football throughout England and Scotland come a day after the players' strike was averted. But they will cause more upheaval than the threatened industrial action would ever have done.

Plans for the Phoenix League are already so far advanced that six rebels - Coventry, Wolves, Manchester City, Birmingham, Sheffield Wednesday and Bradford City - plan to serve notice that they are quitting the Football League on December 11.

Although Manchester United, Arsenal, Leeds and Liverpool claim not to have been included in the talks so far, the other 16 Premier League clubs have given their backing for the proposals, which, incredibly, have been prepared in consultation with Premier League chairman David Richards.

Invitations to Celtic and Rangers - both primed to make the historic move - could then be formally offered at the planned monthly meeting of the Premier League's 20 club chairmen the following day.
 
Yes, it has been going on along time I am afraid:

<a href="http://www.dailysoccer.com/article.php?Article=49984" target="_blank">Rangers comment on the EPL Move</a>

:( Well there must be other ways to sort this out.
I can understand that Rangers and Celtic are frustrated with the lack of competition in Scotland, but that is just the way it works.
I am sure in other leagues clubs dominate but they don't pack up and move to the nearest League. It is just enithical to say the least. They have foundations - their fans live in Scotland, they play in Scotland and could you imagine how many fans would go to see Celtic vs. Southampton? It is just not feasible, and a big club like Rangers can survive whatever money troubles.
In fact I do not see Rangers as a quality side either - out of Europe and scarcely trouble Celtic.
I hope it will not happen, like a Super League.
 
I can also understand that The Scottish Premier League is not of the highest standard and that Celtic and Rangers have this monopoly over the title for years, but i still don't understand why they would want to move into the English Premier League. I mean, so they have had success in Scotland against rather poor standard opposition, do they think they are going to come into England and actually be a title threat. I always thought that they would be a mid-table team in the EPL.

December the 11th 2001 is going to be an interesting day.
 
If they came down to our league.
Celtic and ranger would finish mid table. Therefore no eruo places and no extra money. As there not rich and missive clubs they would just keep losing money and noone would play for em. Also a while back Scotish FA said they would be banned from scotland if they played in our league, and Uefa said they couldnt play in our league.

Also the biggest point is y should they join our league. I supose there just gonna walk into the prem :( not on, not on at all. WHy should teams in the 1st Div have to slog it out to get to the top when 2 shite teams can just walk in. I think they should start out in either 1st or 2nd div.
Also If they do come. that means 2 extra teams, something the league wouldnt like so 2 extra teams would have to be relegated to acomidate them. Again not on.

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What would happen if 1 of them got relegated?? I am sure they wouldny like the 1st div, and would kick up a fuss about going back to SPL.

I am dead against this idea. If we have SPL, then Y cant Hearts come down, or the welsh winners, or Irish winners. B4 long the league, which in my eyes is the best in the world, would be devalued, and turned into a laughing stock. If they wont better competition maybe they should pump more money into there own league and not coming down here to grab even more money.
 
Pisses me off the idea of these Jocks invading our league...that guy Hadrian had the right idea! I say re-build his wall fast!! :mad:
 
Originally posted by marchingontogether:
<strong>Pisses me off the idea of these Jocks invading our league...that guy Hadrian had the right idea! I say re-build his wall fast!! :mad: </strong><hr></blockquote>

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They do not belong in England! Blame the other teams in Scotland for not living up to standards. Stay away from the EPL.
 
It's not going to happen: <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport/hi/english/football/newsid_1673000/1673692.stm" target="_blank">Football shake-up denied</a>
 
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