Another aspect of moving to the English premiership is that it would provide Rangers and Celtic with better opposition one which would give them a challenge and make it hard for them to win games. This would make Rangers and Celtic more competitive in Europe if they were able to finish in a European spot in the premiership.
It has to be said that the removal of the big two from Scotland might leave Scotland with only one spot in the European cup. This would make the SPL an even less respected league and the clubs left in the SPL could find it hard to attract big name players to help them compete on the European stage.
I’ve written about some of the negative or more challenging aspects of this move. But lets look in more detail at some of the more positive aspects of the move.
In the Long term, the loss of Rangers and Celtic may make the SPL a more competitive league. People could become more interested in the league because you would not know who was going to win the next league title. A recent survey showed that if you took the old firm out of the league standings and took all the points Rangers and Celtic took off the remaining clubs in the league, and then there would have been several different winners of the SPL over the last few years.
Another obstacle to the old firm moving south is that the first division clubs in England may be unhappy that they would have been allowed instant access to the premiership. Clubs like Wolves have been trying for years to get in. The premiership may then also have to include all the top first division teams in England and may not want to do this. The premiership will have to work a deal out with the first division clubs which could cost the premiership a great deal of money.
However the good thing that would come out of this move is that other clubs in Scotland will be able to keep afloat because they will not be trying to catch up with the old firm by spending large amounts of money.
For example Motherwell F.C a few seasons ago spent vast amounts of money to improve their squad to enable them to compete with the Rangers and Celtic. That season they just missed out on a place in Europe and this meant they could not recover the money they spent on new players to get into Europe. This meant they had to sell their new players they bought and some remaining players to stop them from going bust. The story of Motherwell is typical of all of the SPL clubs, so the removal of the big two will mean that all clubs in the SPL will be on a level par and will not have to spend a huge amount of money to compete with each other.
A very serious disadvantage to the old firm leaving and going to England is that there may be fighting between rival fans. Games between Rangers versus Manchester United and Celtic versus Arsenal may cause fights due to bigotry. This may cause police in England and Scotland to prevent away fans coming to England and Scotland. Fans will be unhappy because they cannot see their team week in and week out. But this is a small price to pay and the prevention of travelling fans could help stop these fights from happening.
Overall, I feel the move of the Old firm is a good idea because it will make the SPL more competitive because all the teams will be on a level playing field. Also the move will give Rangers and Celtic the money they want and the level of Competitiveness they want.
