Apparently, officials from the premier league are meeting this week to discuss once agian the idea of Celtic and Rangers joining the Premier League. One idea being put forward is to split the Premiership down into a "two tier" league. Was wondering what the general opinion is on this idea. Personally I think it sounds like a big mistake in the making

I wonder if englands top four join a european super league, would rangers and celtic be as interested in joining the epl?
I agree with you cgeiregger, it would be a big blunder.
You gotta' think of the teams in the lower reaches of the premier league, who depend on utd, liverpool, chelsea, arsenal, spurs visiting their grounds once a season, and bring in revenue.
Leave things be.... Plzzzzzzzzz

It is nice idea to bring two tier! Cgeiregger! If cletic and rangers are coming primier means it will tough for top four table!In primier league. By this primier league would be the watched by all over football fans than any other european league. It will be intersting to see every matches of this league! To see who is going to win the league! It will be a big fight between the teams if they puts thier legs in primier league!

While I would love to see the addition of the Rangers and Celtic into the Premiership, this two tier business is a bad decision. Not only would huge upsets be eliminated against the top 4 (Burnley v United, Fulham v Liverpool, or Middlesborough v Liverpool last season). Where's the fun in that? It makes things infinitely more complicated and difficult for smaller clubs to fill their stadiums as much as they can when big clubs come for a visit. It's a no go in my opinion. It would also leave the SPL in shambles

The Premier League already operates with a second tier. And a third and fourth, for that matter. All of our leagues are under the FA and the renaming is just another way of making television companies shell out more money for the rights to show games live.

And I still don't know why the subject of Celtic and Rangers joining keeps rearing it's head. They're never going to be allowed to join English football as it stands. And they certainly wouldn't be allowed straight into the Premier League. That would be a breach of contract between the FA and all the clubs in English football. How unfair would it be on the sides that have strived to get into the EPL for the last few years (Sheffield United, Preston, etc....) just to be told that they can't gain promotion for a year, even if they win the league, because the Old Firm have applied? They would have to start much lower down the divisions which neither club would do because they'd lose too much money. And if they were pushed straight into the EPL neither would get anywhere near competing at the top. It's a silly suggestion that just won't go away for some reason

A two-tier league, just to accommodate Celtic and Rangers? F**k that. The quality of football in the SPL is pathetic. Leave them there

Personally, I would be allowing of any teams in the British Isles to play in the English football system, but not to just let Celtic and Rangers waltz right into the top at the expense of other teams that have been trying to get into the top flight of football. If Celtic and Rangers want to play English football I can certainly understand as there is a precedent of non English teams that are in English leagues, put I think that just allowing Celtic and Rangers to enter and then changing the format of the Premier League to accommodate them would be unfair

Tell whoever is discussing the league system in England to head over to the United States and fix our screwed up soccer league

I think we should have separate leagues. Everyone calls it the EPL now but if this all goes though it should be the GBPL (Great Britain Premier League). I think every league needs a Top Four or a Top Two, so I don't think the Old Firm should move into the Prem.

And whats this about a two tier league? Whats the point? The Prem is fine how it is, we don't need two tiers. Why can't they just leave it how it is and accept that it is the greatest league in the World according to viewers. I mean, why?

Latest news is that the premier league chairmen have rehected the proposal despite the backing of a number of premiership managers

That will be a biggest blunder of the century

This sounds like how they do footy over here in the US of A with MLS. The only way I could possibly see a two tier top flight EPL working is if they were to evenly distribute the top teams into each bracket. However, this would push forward the idea of playoffs, because how else would we know who is really the best in the league?

As to allowing Rangers and Celtic into the EPL, I agree, SO unfair for all the other lower tier teams. Big mistake

Bottom line everyone thinks it's stupid lol. It would be WAY to big a change and very strange and I don't think it would work very well anyway