Tell me why this couldn't work.
6 Scottish teams: Celtic, Rangers, Aberdeen, Hearts, Hibs, a new Dundee team
4 Irish teams: Leinster, Ulster, Munster, Connacht
2 Welsh teams: Cardiff, Swansea
The 4 provinces of Ireland would soon reach a high level like in Rugby, the Scottish teams would have a higher level of competition and the Welsh teams would be guaranteed top flight competition.
Fuck it, it's retarded.
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it wouldn't work because every team in that list is a seller, all their best players end eventually in the premier league
There's only about 10 teams in the world that aren't sellers. Some leagues exist entirely to sell: Portugal, Netherlands, France.
Celtic would still rape everybody with Swansea joining the race for EL spots
Just have a british league.
Could also remove the regional meme national teams. Would to wonders for national unity.
Cardiff and Swansea would go into admin in such a league for one.
Also the Irish teams would get absolutely snotted every game.
Possibly as a regional first division where the bottom teams are relegated back to their domestic leagues. However, I doubt they will go for it because it would either give all the power to the Scots or the Scots would have to relinquish some power, also Cardiff and Swansea are established in the English league I don't know if they'd willingly give up that kind of money.
Swansea and Cardiff would never join, Irish teams would get zero fan support, logistically shitnconsidering that lack of support
The problem with Irish football wouldn't be solved by amalgamating all the teams into 4 provincial teams, John Delaney needs to be sacked and the FAI rebuilt with a focus on supporting teams and helping them start academies to improve their youth products.
Doubt Celtic would go for it, would lessen their star power of their league. Ireland would have to cannibalise their own league in order to set something up like that. Cardiff and Swansea probably would reject it believing they can make the premier league and the riches it brings.