Ex-Celtic flop boss John Barnes reckons Scottish football would die if the Old Firm broke away to join a British Super League.
The European Super League idea proposal collapsed this week, but there are now new suggestions that would finally bring Celtic and Rangers into the English top flight after decades of talk about it.
Liverpool legend Barnes was in charge of the Hoops for a disastrous eight-month spell in 1999 which lasted for just 29 games before he was axed.
And he's revealed there were talks about Celtic and Rangers quitting the Premiership when he was in the Parkhead hotseat 22 years ago.
He said: "Back when I was Celtic manager, there was talk of Rangers and Celtic breaking away from the Scottish League with a North Atlantic League.
"Unfortunately, because the Premier League, Bundesliga and La Liga were so strong, they were talking about a North Atlantic League instead.
"You had a couple of Dutch teams, Portuguese teams, Celtic and Rangers, so the second-tier leagues in Europe, who wanted to break away and form another one, would get more money.
"It is sad to say because Scottish football wouldn’t be there without them, but if the Old Firm were offered a chance at a profitable international league, they would likely take it."
