IF nothing else, Glasgow Rangers’ recent performances in the Champions League have merely confirmed that they are not fit to play in the English Premier League. To be beaten at home so convincingly twice in a matter of weeks is unacceptable. Losing to Seville was one thing, but Tuesday’s capitulation against Unirea Urziceni was verging on the laughable.
Every game in the competition is a struggle for the Scots, but to then make things even harder by scoring two own-goals just sums their predicament up; you get the impression that it could only happen to them, and the number of empty seats on view at Ibrox during the latter stages of the game spoke volumes; even their own fans, renowned for being some of the best in the game, have had enough.
Which brings us back to the original point. One has to ask what the Premier League has to gain by inviting Rangers and Celtic to swell its ranks. At very best, both sides would finish mid-table; they wouldn’t even get close to breaking into the top four, or being able to compete with those on the periphery, such as Tottenham or Aston Villa.
There is no longer any money in the game north of the border, and that applies to the old firm as well. Rangers and Celtic are both unable to go out and buy players in the way they were previously, which means they are both set to struggle on the European stage for the time being. For now, until either side is able to make a serious impact in the Champions League, all the talk of them moving to the English league should be put to bed.
Every game in the competition is a struggle for the Scots, but to then make things even harder by scoring two own-goals just sums their predicament up; you get the impression that it could only happen to them, and the number of empty seats on view at Ibrox during the latter stages of the game spoke volumes; even their own fans, renowned for being some of the best in the game, have had enough.
Which brings us back to the original point. One has to ask what the Premier League has to gain by inviting Rangers and Celtic to swell its ranks. At very best, both sides would finish mid-table; they wouldn’t even get close to breaking into the top four, or being able to compete with those on the periphery, such as Tottenham or Aston Villa.
There is no longer any money in the game north of the border, and that applies to the old firm as well. Rangers and Celtic are both unable to go out and buy players in the way they were previously, which means they are both set to struggle on the European stage for the time being. For now, until either side is able to make a serious impact in the Champions League, all the talk of them moving to the English league should be put to bed.
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