bloggarriv » old firm http://www.coolgarriv.com the blog of Coolgarriv Mon, 23 Aug 2010 16:19:55 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Old Firm to join Premier League? http://www.coolgarriv.com/2009/11/old-firm-to-join-premier-league/ http://www.coolgarriv.com/2009/11/old-firm-to-join-premier-league/#comments Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:44:33 +0000 Dave http://www.coolgarriv.com/?p=1277 Proposals to accept Glasgow rivals Celtic and Rangers into an expanded Premier League will be put forward for consideration this week. Bolton chairman Phil Gartside will pitch plans for a two-tier league of between 36 and 40 teams on Thursday.

It is understood there would be a top tier of 18 clubs, with promotion and relegation to and from the league. Aston Villa manager Martin O’Neill and Spurs boss Harry Redknapp have backed the inclusion of the Scottish clubs.

The proposals are a revival of Gartside’s ideas which received a hostile reception from the Premier League’s 20 chairmen six months ago.

However, Gartside, the driving force behind the revamp, has tweaked the original plans to include promotion and relegation to and from the dual-tier league, while the two Scottish clubs would initially be invited to join the lower tier.

The Bolton chairman is also believed to be open to inviting an Irish franchise into the league in the future.

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