Celtic And Rangers Doing Well In Europe Could Open Up The Scottish League

Celtic And Rangers Doing Well In Europe Could Open Up The Scottish League.

I support all Scottish clubs in Europe, as matter of patriotism. 

I want all Scottish clubs to do well in Europe, because it makes Scottish football look good. 

Like in the 1980's when Scottish sides got far in European trophies regularly. 

I want all Scottish clubs to do well including Glasgow Celtic and Glasgow Rangers. 

But some ruthless fans of in Scotland, actually want other Scottish clubs to do badly in Europe.

Out of tribalism of wanting your rivals to lose. 

But some fans particularly want the Old Firm to do badly because it means the will have less money, so the reasoning is that then other clubs could challenge for trophies against weaker Old Firm sides.

But I think that is wrong. Celtic and Rangers will still be far ahead of other Scottish sides regardless of how well they do in Europe. 

The only way financially that other Scottish sides can compete with the Old Firm is;

1) They have massive investment from some billionaire, 

2) They sell a great player for a fortune.

3) They get to compete in a cross border trophy that earns them tens of millions of pounds. 

I think the third option is the most likely. 

Scottish football could organise a cross border trophy on top of domestic and European football, that generates income for all Scottish sides. Or Celtic and Rangers could do so well in Europe, that the 3rd and 4th best Scottish sides get qualified automatically into the group stages of a UEFA trophy, earning them millions of pounds. 

So that is another reason to want Celtic and Rangers to do well in Europe. That it automatically qualifies a Hearts, Hibs, Aberdeen, Dundee United, Motherwell or another Scottish sides to the group stages of the Europa League or Europa Conference League. 

That non Old Firm club will then earn so much money that they can invest to challenge realistically for the league title.