He said: “As a football club, if Rangers were in the Premier League only Manchester United would be bigger.
“Arsenal have not got more fans than Rangers. The fanbase is so big.
“I don’t believe the Premier League are hostile towards it. I think it’s a generalisation.
“Speak to Manchester United. They’re not hostile to Rangers joining.
“Why would Man United want to play Southampton? Why, when they could play Rangers? Look, 60 per cent of the Premier League don’t want Rangers. Of course they don’t want Rangers.
“Why would Wigan, Southampton, Swansea, Aston Villa? Why would any of them want Rangers or Celtic in their league. Why would they? It threatens their existence — but if you asked the big clubs, ‘would you like Rangers?’”
Green reckons the Old Firm would also be welcomed with open arms in Spain — as TV firms look to deliver the best product for fans worldwide.
He said: “Ask Barcelona and Real Madrid if they would like Rangers and Celtic in their league. They definitely would.
“Why wouldn’t Barca want to play Rangers home and away as opposed to playing Getafe? They’d sell those games out. What will change football over five-to-ten years is this insatiable demand for the big clubs to play each other. This is not the insatiable demand from the West Midlands or north London. This is the demand from the Middle East, Asia, the Far East.”
“Arsenal have not got more fans than Rangers. The fanbase is so big.
“I don’t believe the Premier League are hostile towards it. I think it’s a generalisation.
“Speak to Manchester United. They’re not hostile to Rangers joining.
“Why would Man United want to play Southampton? Why, when they could play Rangers? Look, 60 per cent of the Premier League don’t want Rangers. Of course they don’t want Rangers.
“Why would Wigan, Southampton, Swansea, Aston Villa? Why would any of them want Rangers or Celtic in their league. Why would they? It threatens their existence — but if you asked the big clubs, ‘would you like Rangers?’”
Green reckons the Old Firm would also be welcomed with open arms in Spain — as TV firms look to deliver the best product for fans worldwide.
He said: “Ask Barcelona and Real Madrid if they would like Rangers and Celtic in their league. They definitely would.
“Why wouldn’t Barca want to play Rangers home and away as opposed to playing Getafe? They’d sell those games out. What will change football over five-to-ten years is this insatiable demand for the big clubs to play each other. This is not the insatiable demand from the West Midlands or north London. This is the demand from the Middle East, Asia, the Far East.”
No comments:
Post a Comment