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LondonRoad · 17-06-2012, 17:54

The actual loss of Rangers wouldn't have that great an affect in terms of gate money and sponsorship deals for the other SPL Teams.

Rangers don't actually have as large an away support as some people appear to imagine. It's been calculated that an increase of as few as 100 season tickets for a club like Aberdeen would more than compensate for loss of footfall from Rangers fans.

Before Rangers started financially doping Scottish Football, Aberdeen where debt free and had far larger crowds than currently. An Aberdeen FC with the potential to challenge for trophies could easily sell more season tickets.

Some clubs may benefit, e.g. if Dundee where to be in the SPL then both Dundee Utd and St Johnstone would have larger away attendances when Dundee visited.

The big unknown is the TV money. Both Sky and ESPN have indicated they have no intention of withdrawing from covering SPL football, but what happens when the next contract is due for renewal?

No matter what financial hit the rest of the Scottish football takes, Rangers or The Rangers or New Rangers, should not be allowed to play in the SPL next season.

Sporting integrity has left the planet when a team that has cheated for at least a decade, depriving other teams a level playing field to challenge for trophies, is allowed straight back into the top tier of football with less debt than any of the other league members.

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LondonRoad Inactive Join Date: Nov 2007 Services: 30mb BB, XL TV, V+, TiVo, talk unlimited. Posts: 4,143	Re: Would you like to see Celtic and Rangers in the English league? The actual loss of Rangers wouldn't have that great an affect in terms of gate money and sponsorship deals for the other SPL Teams. Rangers don't actually have as large an away support as some people appear to imagine. It's been calculated that an increase of as few as 100 season tickets for a club like Aberdeen would more than compensate for loss of footfall from Rangers fans. Before Rangers started financially doping Scottish Football, Aberdeen where debt free and had far larger crowds than currently. An Aberdeen FC with the potential to challenge for trophies could easily sell more season tickets. Some clubs may benefit, e.g. if Dundee where to be in the SPL then both Dundee Utd and St Johnstone would have larger away attendances when Dundee visited. The big unknown is the TV money. Both Sky and ESPN have indicated they have no intention of withdrawing from covering SPL football, but what happens when the next contract is due for renewal? No matter what financial hit the rest of the Scottish football takes, Rangers or The Rangers or New Rangers, should not be allowed to play in the SPL next season. Sporting integrity has left the planet when a team that has cheated for at least a decade, depriving other teams a level playing field to challenge for trophies, is allowed straight back into the top tier of football with less debt than any of the other league members.