Comments on: The Atlantic League: A European Not-Quite-Super-But Still-Quite-Good-League for Celtic, Rangers and Others

By: Thomas

Thomas — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 23:58:08 +0000

LOL at the previous comment. I’d like to see Preston North End play in the Champions League.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 22:21:20 +0000

Celtic and Rangers would struggle to win promotion out of the Championship in my opinion.

By: Matt

Matt — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:09:58 +0000

Get found out of what? What Celtic or Rangers fans think they are on the same level as the top 4 of the EPL? No one. However, they are bigger than the SPL, but whether they should remain or not is still up for debate. I don’t think anyone would argue the fact that the SPL is holding Celtic back and going to the EPL would give Celtic a chance to compete with the mid table EPL teams with the obvious financial benefits the EPL provides (or a possible Atlantic League). No one is expecting Celtic to win the EPL it’s first year if it were to move there, but it would be signing a lot better quality of player.

Don’t worry, St. Johnstone might have a chance at staying up if Celtic leave though.

By: 1884

1884 — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 19:36:28 +0000

Matt, the only people I see squirming and shitting it in Scotland at the prospect of Celtic and Rangers is the old firm fans themselves. They will get found out when they and they know it.

By: Matt

Matt — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 18:29:20 +0000

FIFA announced that it would be “theoretically” for Celtic and Rangers to join the EPL, but I’m not so sure they’d be as understanding about an Atlantic League. An Atlantic League would also seem to cost the Champions League some of it’s luster, as it would become an even more elite tournament will an even bigger gap between the have’s and have not’s with the Celtic’s, Porto’s, Ajax’s, etc. removed.

Celtic and Rangers leaving Scotland would be the biggest effect though. The SPL would fall onto a League of Ireland tier pretty quickly. I’m not sure how I feel about Celtic possibly leaving the SPL for a wide number of reasons, but it is absolutely HILARIOUS to see the rest of the SPL squirming and shitting it on the possibility the Celtic and Rangers possibly leaving the SPL. They’re usually full of tough talk about how the “Old Firm” is ruining the SPL and how it should just leave, except when there is talk about the Old Firm actually leaving, then it becomes a disgrace and all that.

By: Flippy

Flippy — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 18:28:27 +0000

also in the Atlantic League, the problem with the relegation promotion system is that it if one team from a country was relegated… what are the chances that the winner of that country’s league from also being relegated? this would make more countries dominate and become bigger while other countries would become even smaller

By: Flippy

Flippy — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 18:25:10 +0000

Seeing how England and Scotland have 2 cups and 1 league while most FAs have 1 cup and 1 league. I would rather have every European countries FA to team up with a neighboring countries FA to form a more interesting Cup. So their would be a UK cup and the Carling Cup would go away. Netherlands and Belgium would for a cup. Spain and Portugal. Austria Switzerland. etc… sometimes maybe 4 countries, sometimes 2, sometimes 3. if it was 2 countries a format would be: a cup until the quarterfinal where they join the other country for a round of 16, with the highest place team of a country playing the fifth highest placed team of the other country and the 2nd highest place team of a country playing the 6th highest place team of the other country. The format would be so that it would be difficult for clubs of the same country playing in the final. The winner of these cups would join to form another cup of 16 clubs from a certain area of Europe, say Eastern Europe. and the winner of Eastern Europe and Western Europe meet for a final. This competition would be a more competitive Uefa Cup sort of tournament and teams that made the round of 16 of the CL would not be allowed and would only play in the League, CL, and a domestic-only cup.