In light of developments surrounding Rangers takeover and the possibility of the liquidation and Reformation of a new club, there have been some interesting and somewhat concerning statements made in the press.
It seems the SPL needs to make some decisions and no doubt commercial interests will be put ahead of integrity of the game.
Ally McCoist stated Rangers point of view, that if Rangers were thrown out of the SPL then many teams faced a very hard financial future. Therein lies the problem with Scottish football. The two Glasgow giants have far too much say in the direction and makeup of the SPL and there ongoing survival is essential to the survival of all other clubs.
In England if Manchester United, Arsenal or Liverpool were thrown out of the Premier League, there are plenty of others able to fill their place. Any one league should not be dependant on one or two teams.
It has long been mooted that Celtic and Rangers should move to England to help grown their clubs, however this episode just shows that they are better off in their protected league which will always feature the two Glasgow clubs. That is unless some competition comes out from Edinburgh or elsewhere, but that is highly unlikely.
So no doubt the SPL will take the option of maintaining the status quo and allow Rangers misdeeds to go unpunished.
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