Thread: Celtic and Rangers in the Premier League? Don't make me laugh, says Martin Lipton

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What a wanker!

"Okay. That's it. It’s over. Finished. Done and dusted.

Scottish clubs should play in the Premier League? Are you barking mad?

You only had to be at Parkhead on Tuesday night to see what the Old F**m could bring to football south of Hadrian’s Wall - and why the prospect is further away than ever before.

Until 7.45pm, the game had everything you would want. A raucous, invigorating atmosphere, a sense of tension, with the Arsenal players emerging to confront a wall of sound that almost knocked them off their feet.

Then the match began. And reality intruded.

Admittedly, Arsenal are a class act but while both the Gunners’ goals owed more than an element to good fortune, the sheer extent of the chasm in quality was both stark and sobering.

The longer the game went on, the greater the difference, which made the likelihood that Celtic will finish 30 points clear of the third team north of the border even more of a worry for the future of Scottish football.

Why do we get this constant talk of R*ngers and Celtic migrating? Money, of course.

The two big fish have had enough of fighting for mastery in a very small pond and want a share of the multi-millions on offer in England.

But such was the paucity of talent in Tony Mowbray’s side that not a single one of them looked good enough to compete with the sheer physicality, pace and stamina that are the first requirements to survive in the Premier League.

Sure, the prospect of 60,000 sell-outs at Celtic Park every other week, with 50,000 or so at Ibrox on the alternate weekends, would get Sky and Co salivating. The support bases at both clubs are huge and the potential is there.

The problem, though, is that this Celtic side, certain to be in the top two by the end of the season, would struggle to stay clear of relegation if they were transplanted into England now. And R*ngers are much of a muchness, too.

Aside from the question of how you would shoehorn in two teams who have not earned their right to play by promotion - and FIFA’S not inconsiderable unhappiness at the idea of cross-border domestic competition - bringing in Celtic and R*ngers would weaken, not strengthen, the Premier League, certainly initially.

The spectacle and occasion were great on Tuesday night. But the game was an anti-climax. As it would be week after week.

Sorry, chaps, stick with Killie and the Bairns and fight your little local battle four times a season.

Nice to see you now and then. Don’t want to make a regular thing of it, though. They made bear-baiting illegal for a reason, don’t you know"

I guess after the manner which they lost to Arsenal, Everton are now a pishy SPL club playing in the EPL

The problem, though, is that this Celtic side, certain to be in the top two by the end of the season, would struggle to stay clear of relegation if they were transplanted into England now. And R*ngers are much of a muchness, too.

And he bases this on?

Fucking wanker.

The guy's wife was pumped by McAvennie, probs why he has such an irrational grudge.

what a fucking arsehole! Does the guy forget that Celtic have one of the biggest fan bases in the world?! The money Celtic (and rankers unfortunately) would get thrown at them in the EPL would be guaranteeing we would be in a top 3 finish every season!

Funny as fuck if that's true rk btw about the macavennie plundering his missus!

Money is the only thing that makes those teams in EPL. For that reason, any team could play there.

BTW he can thank Sky, billionaire Owners & Foreign superstars or the EPL would just be a more populated version of the SPL.

IMO, it'd take about 10 years for us to be constantly challenging the top 4.

They're always going to be richer than us, always going to be able to attract better players.

Even teams like Spurs will be able to attract better players than us, so I really don't think the huge fan base thing comes into play, because until we're in that league for years and years, we simply won't have the money to compete with these teams.

Anybody who thinks we'd go down there and split the big 4 up is seriously deluded.

Originally Posted by rk1888

The guy's wife was pumped by McAvennie, probs why he has such an irrational grudge.

Well that explains it.

I am confident that the current Celtic squad would finish 10th or 12th but no lower than that in the epl.

This guy just wants to try and be controversial...fuck him, he is a cunt that writes for a pishy tabloid.

Slow day in the news then.

Originally Posted by L.S.F.

Even teams like Spurs will be able to attract better players than us, so I really don't think the huge fan base thing comes into play, because until we're in that league for years and years, we simply won't have the money to compete with these teams.

Celtic isn't in debt. One or two years of that ridiculous money and we'd be as loaded as anyone outside the "big 5".

who gives a rats ringpeice to what fuck up english clowns like that say!
they know fine well what they say and write about us is shite! and therefore keep doing this to wynd us up! the guys a fucking idiot ! leave him to continue with that hobby:giruy:

We wouldnt be relegated for a start

Originally Posted by L.S.F.

IMO, it'd take about 10 years for us to be constantly challenging the top 4.

Even teams like Spurs will be able to attract better players than us, so I really don't think the huge fan base thing comes into play, because until we're in that league for years and years, we simply won't have the money to compete with these teams.

I think if we were in the EPL, due to the size of Celtic and the fan base we'd be bought over by a multi billionaire Arab straight away.

What a muppet...

It's all about money. I reckon if we were to be put into the EPL we would attract big names as we, Celtic are a big name in the football world.

Originally Posted by MrBhoy

It's all about money. I reckon if we were to be put into the EPL we would attract big names as we, Celtic are a big name in the football world.

mate thats the problem! they cunts know for a fact if ourselves and the huns went down ther? we would do dammage! and they wont be able a scottish side getting a lot of money and winning things down there too!!