Rangers icon Barry Ferguson doesn’t want to see the Gers and Old Firm rivals Celtic quit the Scottish Premiership to join a new British Super League – and thinks the cost to supporters financially should be a big consideration.
The Glasgow giants have been reportedly considered for a British Super League, led by the same six clubs who watched their European Super League plans blow up within hours of launching as fans vociferously opposed the proposals.
Calling the Scottish league their “bread and butter,” Ferguson was the latest in a string of names to be opposed to the latest plans from south of the border.
“This is their bread and butter, this is their league, this is where they were brought up,” Ferguson told Go Radio.
“I wouldn’t like to see them leave, I’ll be honest with you.
“Another thing you’ve got to think of, if they did move, is it’s going to cost fans money to travel down south and money’s tight.
“Fans love travelling away from home.
“So, for me, they’ve got to stay in their own league.”
While any offer to join a British Super League is sure to financially rewarding for the Old Firm, it runs the risk of alienating fans in the same way the European proposals did.
Hopefully, the plan is quietly filed away somewhere quickly and it is the last we hear of it.
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