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Originally posted by RACooper
I think the arguement for not going to the EPL was while it would have meant a decidedly more competative enviroment for the Celtic and Rangers it would have gutted the Scottish League - effectively killing one level of soccer play and development within Scotland; something that neither team would support, nor would the country.
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True, but if it is for the sake of the development of football at the national level, you do not neccesarily need to posess a good domestic league to be an excellent team at the international level. See Nigeria, South Korea, and well, the United States for examples.
I would compare this to UNC and Duke being in the Mountain West. Hypothetically, you'd take them two and put them in a much better conference in order to give the other teams a fair shot at winning.
But hey, if this increases both sides' chances of lifting a trophy every season, who am I to criticize?