The Scottish Football Association will not stand in the way of Rangers and Celtic if the Old Firm clubs seek a route out of Scotland, the organisation's president said yesterday.
There is currently no means for either club to join a competition in another country, although both are actively investigating their options. While league reconstruction is the pressing topic in Scotland just now, Campbell Ogilvie admits the governing body would assist the Old Firm in seeking a move elsewhere if it will make Scottish football more competitive.
"In the last 50 years, the league championship has been won by the Old Firm 45 times," Ogilvie said. "In Uefa, there has been a softening. They are opening up more to this cross-border [competitions]. Even if it goes somewhere, it's not going to move forward significantly in the next two or three years. We embrace looking at that.
http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/football/sfa-we-wont-stop-old-firm-walking-away.19897844
PETER Lawwell insists Celtic must try to charm their way into English football rather than rely on threats and legal action.
The Parkhead chief executive recently represented Scotland on a sub-group of the powerful European Club Association which looked into the issue of cross-border leagues.
"Our natural partner is England, so we're in a wee corner talking to ourselves," Lawwell said. "But flip it and ask what happens if this does take off and we're not part of it.
"It actually gets worse because you have nations our size and bigger joining up and becoming bigger markets, and we're left behind. It changes from an opportunity to a threat if it does take off.
"If you took legal action all the way, it would be like Bosman, you'd win in the end because it [Scottish clubs being unable to play in England] is anti-competitive. But in all of these things you need commercial pull rather than pushing.
http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/football/charm-school.19897795
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