If adding Rangers and Celtic brought more shared money to the EPL (it would), then I think it makes sense. Neither of them would finish in the top 4 in the next five years, whoever said Celtic would be a top 5 club in Europe within years of joining the EPL is nuts. Forget England, they are going to walk into the EPL and slot in alongside Barcelona, Bayern, Milan, and Madrid within a couple of years? Give me a break. They don't need Celtic and Rangers, as evidenced by the fact that half the world thinks England is the be all end all of the sport, but you don't get a chance to add two clubs with their fan support and revenue very often.
Feel free to pm me you and your girlfriends contact information. I'll be glad to buy you two a flight up here so I can see how tough you are at 5'9 160.
Within years is vague sorry. I'd say within 7/8 they certainly would. They are a good TV deal away from being able to compete in the Champions League.
So you're telling me I'm wrong because I'm approaching it from the angle that Celtic and rangers would actually be willing to join the English pyramid?
Oh the irony of someone accusing someone of being Ron Ron after you just posted your body fat percentage.
not sure if this was towards the internet fight or people saying that Celtic/Rangers would be elite European teams within 5-8 years, but either way I liked it
No you can take whatever angle you like. My rebuttal to you was that the overall revenue created by Celtic/Rangers would trump fears of things getting too "competitive". That's if we clear all the other bullshit away which is my reasons why this probably won't happen.
You're the one that started bitching about off topic shit in this thread. And no, I didn't say a word about my body image until you claimed I'm overweight. So
I'm not the one challenging message boarders to fights. While I'd love to be in HS again where I could with no consequences, I have better shit to do.
you're just the one posting personal information about another poster That's the difference between you and me. I'm not going to pretend to be an internet tough guy then hide behind the internet.
Which is exactly what you did. I don't need to talk shit to validate myself. You are so blind to your own bullshit, it's incredible. Ever heard of hypocrisy?
Please show my hypocrisy. I'm guessing you can't. You brought up my personal information but are accusing me of bringing up yours first. It shows how deluded you are.
I corrected you on my weight. I know I called you out on your insufferable douchebaggery first. I'm not denying that. You took from me posting my measurements, that I'm being an Internet tough guy? Your hypocrisy is calling me out after that post saying you'll have me up to god knows where to see how tough I actually am. That's fucking pathetic.
No I took you for an Internet tough guy when you started trying to insult my personal life. I'm offering you the opportunity to prove you're the better man than me. But I knew before I even offered you were too much of a pussy to take me up on it. It's the same as when stagger lee called me out because he knew my brother in real life. You guys will talk a big game on the Internet but will never back it up. I'm certainly not the biggest guy but I'm not going to pretend to be a tough guy on the Internet the hide behind it later on.
I'll fight any medium size white/asian Spoiler no blacks/hispanics, im not trying to get shot/stabbed/switch-bladed
yeah but if you fight an asian, you have to worry about martial arts and that is terrifying, to me at least
You're an extremely bitter poster. You can quit posting my name as though you have leverage on me. Posting my name will never make up for the fact I know more about soccer than you nor will it make up that you are a whiny bitch at heart who pretends to be an Internet tough guy.
1) never claimed to know more about soccer than anyone I'm positive you could spout facts and tactics for days. I, on the other hand, have followed the game since 2004. And yes, I stopped playing early into high school because I had other priorities at the time. 2) you challenged me to a fight What else is there to say here? That is literally the definition of being an Internet tough guy. Me posting my measurements is moot. You called me a fat ass and I proved you wrong. Call it bitter. Call it what you like. I can, at the very least, acknowledge when I'm wrong. I've never once seen you concede a point to anyone. You are stubborn enough to believe 100% of your bullshit is true. Glad you think you won this argument. As long as you're happy, we can all go on with our lives.
If you could acknowledge you were wrong you would be repenting right now. Challenging you to a fight doesn't make me an Internet tough guy. I'm certainly not 5'9 160 lbs with 9% body fat. You would clearly kick my ass with your six day a week exercise program. My three days a week of pickup soccer and two days of lifting would leave me at a distinct disadvantage. You challenged me to a fight the moment you started posting my personal information. In the words of Brother Ali, "I'd rather catch an ass whippin than run."
We will never be done until the day you learn to have pride in yourself. Until then you will always be a bitter boy. That's why I'm a Liverpool fan and pity you.
Fortunately for you this will not end in a hit. Hopefully one day you will realize that I am only trying to make you a better person.
Once Celtic got to the EPL they would have mega billionaires offering a shit load of money to buy them. When they went to the UEFA Cup Final back in 2003, there was like 80,000 traveling Celtic fans with no tickets in Sevilla on a weekday for the NIT final. Their fan base is estimated at something like 10 million worldwide. Money runs everything in English soccer, and if it wasn't so steeped in tradition, the FA would run an American style playoff system to determine the EPL champion in a heart beat.
I think it's a good move, but I don't think the EPL will touch Rangers with a 10 foot pole till they figure their bankruptcy out.