help on a disagreement at work

[empire]

my baker bless him is scottish,and since virgin have added the scottish footy i have been watching with interest.Now i have said in no uncertain terms that,celtic and rangers would not be in the top 6 of the premier if admitted,and also that to prove how good they are and earn the right,they should start in the championship,well??

 

[Trigger]

They should NEVER be allowed in, FACT... But if they were then they would certainly be nowhere near the top 6... Lower mid table at best.

 

[Da Man Clay]

They should start at the bottom if they want to come to the English league. Why should they justbe allowed to walk into the Championship?

 

[strings]

If they went in the Championship, I could see one (or even both) of them becoming one of those teams that almost gets promoted every season - like Wolves.

 

[REDLAND]

They would be top 6 for sure and after a few years (of prem money) top 4 constantly. Both teams generally do well in Europe and BOTH are filled with good international players

Sorry your wrong

 

[Rusthall Seagull]

They should NEVER be allowed in, FACT... But if they were then they would certainly be nowhere near the top 6... Lower mid table at best.

would have to disagree with that - they are MASSIVE clubs - if you put them in the premiership, they would be up around 6th to begin with, then would go on and probably break into top 4.

 

[Superphil]

I think to start in the Championship is the only way to see if they have the class to get into the Prem. Large crowds might look good, but if they need to hike the ticket prices to be able to afford Prem players will the fans continue to come?

As for getting into and sustaining at the top 6, look how difficult teams like Spurs, Everton, Man City, Newcastle, Villa etc find it, and that is with some top class players. I think they would be mid table at best to start, given time maybe challenging for Europe, but never champion material

 

[REDLAND]

I think to start in the Championship is the only way to see if they have the class to get into the Prem. l

Why don't you have a look at Celtics Champions league results over the last 10 years, that should be proof enough !!!

 

[Silent Bob]

Why don't you have a look at Celtics Champions league results over the last 10 years, that should be proof enough !!!

What, good at home with the crowd behind them, shit away?

They'd both be midtable Premiership sides. In theory they're big enough clubs that they would push on, but then in theory so are Newcastle.

Also there is no reason why they ever should join the English leagues.

 

[Robot Chicken]

If they went straight into the Championship then who would make way for them? Relegate 5 teams to League One and promote 3? Then in turn relegate 6 to League Two and promote 4? Then relegate 4 to the Conference and promote 2?

Utter bollocks. If they move to the English league then they should join the Conference Northern or something so the impact is lessened.

Or send them straight to the Premiership, relegate 3, promote just the 1 from the Championship and increase the number of teams in the Premiership to 22 for a season. UEFA wouldn't be happy.

No, the whole thing is unfeasible.

 

[Trigger]

Utter bollocks. If they move to the English league then they should join the Conference Northern or something so the impact is lessened.

No, the whole thing is unfeasible.

I would like to entirely agree with that...


But hypothetically, I think I missed the point earlier, when I said they would not be in the top 6 I thought the question was about first season... Given time they could be but not first season.

 

[empire]

my view is they have 4 tough games a season,the rest of the teams are very very poor,and they would certainly have tougher games in our league.Both teams would do well at home but away another story.

 

[empire]

any scots on here have a view

 

[Robot Chicken]

No, sorry, I'm slightly wrong. They would never scrap the Wembley play off so at least 2 would have to go up from the Championship increasing the number to 21. That wouldn't work so they would need 3 to go up.

 

[turienzo's lovechild]

their current squads wouldn't be top 6.......but this is because they can't attract decent players due to being in a shit league

give them a few years(maybe 10) and i reckon one of them would win it

but of course, it shouldn't happen, unless ALL scottish football was integrated

 

[vulture]

I would get them to start right at the bottom Northern Premeir Divison 1.
Think They would be like Bolton mid lower half of the table.Never get anyway near top 4

 

[Robot Chicken]

Celtic and Rangers would be at the top of the Premiership, the amount of investment they'd get would be amazing. It would certainly enliven the league. They have the support, the backing, the stadia and the history. It will never happen though.

 

[turienzo's lovechild]

I would get them to start right at the bottom Northern Premeir Divison 1.
Think They would be like Bolton mid lower half of the table.Never get anyway near top 4

i'm sorry but both of them are FAR bigger than bolton

how many other teams would get 50,000+ to watch teams like falkirk, motherwell, inverness etc.

 

[Badger]

I'm not sure they would be able to cope with the tropical conditions of England

 

[vulture]

i'm sorry but both of them are FAR bigger than bolton

how many other teams would get 50,000+ to watch teams like falkirk, motherwell, inverness etc.

Sorry should of put with the current squads they have.