Would it be a good idea to invite the leading Welsh and Irish sides into the Scottish Football League? Expand the division to a 20 team league with 38 games a season. Then invite the leading clubs like Wrexham, Swansea City, Cardiff, Newport County, and TNS from Wales. Then invite Linfield, Cliftonville, Crusaders, Derry City, Glentoran from Northern Ireland. Then invite Cork, Bohemians, Dundalk, Shamrock Rovers, Shelbourne, and Waterford from the Republic of Ireland.
Then put some of them in the Second Tier, and some in the Premier.
This would grow the size of the Scottish League, and increase attendances and TV revenue.
The only problem, is it would destroy the two Irish Leagues in quality.
It would also risk sectarian issues when Glasgow Celtic and Glasgow Rangers come to Ireland.
But it would certainly lead to a stronger Scottish League. Another idea is just to have a Celtic League as I have said before. And invite the big Welsh, Irish and Scottish sides to form a league. Forming this though would have to take account Scotland has more professional sides. Plus Cornwall and the Isle of Man could enter teams.
It is probably just pie in the sky,
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