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After last nights win at Kilmarnock (3rd best team north of the border) by Welsh League part timers Connah Quay Nomads (2nd in the Welsh Premier League) you just have to wonder why people keep watching the game up there. Following this humiliating loss Kilmarnock should be kicked out of the Scottish League altogether. Some people in the media have said its an even bigger shock than Liverpool’s win against Barcelona and I have to agree with them. Every now and again fans north of the border are clamouring to play in the Premier League alongside some proper football teams. You only have to see how they perform in the Champions League to realise its a non starter. In fact as soon as the likes of Celtic and Rangers are knocked out of Europe the better , despite their large away following. It will only save them from further humiliation. The international team are no better and even struggle against the likes of Gibraltar and others. Why would anyone bother watching Scottish football at any level ? I wouldn’t for sure.
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I have always thought Rangers and Celtic should be "incorporated" into our Football League. I can't see the difference between Cardiff Swansea and even Newport being allowed to play in the "English" Leagues and not Glasgow Celtic and Rangers.
I've been to Ibrox several times and it's on a par with anything we have down here. The "Big Two" will never get any better playing the likes of Hearts and Kilmarnock, get them down here and watch them roll.
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I could not disagree more BT. Anyone who was at the Anglo Scottish Cup semi final v Celtic at Turf Moor or witnessed Rangers fans smashing up Manchester City Centre when they played Zenit in the UEFA Cup Final will know the result of the Old Firm on their travels in England. Want that every weekend in English and Welsh towns and cities? Gartside proposed admitting Rangers and Celtic to our leagues and we know what an operator he was.Originally Posted by The Bedlington Terrier
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Forgive my ignorance but does EPL mean ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE ?
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Your right outwood - that was a scary night.
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I think it does map, but it's never stopped Cardiff or Swansea playing in it, which is not say I think Scottish clubs should be invited in, I don't.
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I was in what was then the Bee Hole End. I witnessed the casualties coming out of the Longside. Shortly after Kindon scored I decided it was time to head home to Manchester.
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I had to work that night, so I was a couple of hundred yards up the road in the Fire Station, safely out of harm's way.
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I don't know what has gone wrong with Scottish footy but when I started to watch in the 60's they were a powerhouse.
When Celtic won the European Cup in 1967 every player was born within 30 miles of their ground. The English League Division One was full of Scots. We had Blacklaw, Thompson, Lochhead and Morgan for instance. Many managers were Scottish (Busby, Shankley etc).
Nowadays the talent seems to have dried up almost completely.
What happened?
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