Premier League Clubs Vote Against Old Firm Joining Premiership

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Old Firm

While FIFA stated that “theoretically” both Glasgow Celtic and Glasgow Rangers could join the English Premiership, Premier League clubs overwhelmingly rejected a proposal that would allow the Old Firm to breakaway from the Scottish Premier League and head south.

Via Guardian 

Fourteen clubs are understood to have voted against the proposal.

The Premier League said in a statement: “Bolton Wanderers submitted a discussion paper detailing ideas concerning the restructuring of the Premier League into two tiers with the inclusion of Celtic and Rangers.

“The clubs welcomed the additional input into an ongoing process, however, they were of the opinion that bringing Celtic and Rangers into any form of Premier League set-up was not desirable or viable.

“The other relevant ideas contained within Bolton’s paper will now be taken forward as part of the wider strategic review being undertaken by the Premier League since November 2008 with the aim of providing recommendations before December 2010.”

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Added on Thursday, November 12th, 2009 by dunny

2 Comments

  1. Posted by: mcthingy2 on Nov 12, 2009 at 8:41 am

    Hahahahahahahaha. Nothing funnier than Auld Firm fans bleating about wanting to leave Scotland…..and their teams getting rejected.

  2. Posted by: Sean Monaghan on Nov 12, 2009 at 10:46 am

    ^^^two of the best groups of supporters in the world. as a diehard Celtic fan I can say that the SPL would be extinct if the old firm left Scotland

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