Email to Phil Gartside

From: Musters

Sent: 23 April 2009 09:59

To: Phil Gartside

Subject: Celtic to join EPL

Hi Phil,

 

I'm very interested in your EPL2 idea. Like all Celtic fans I feel that it would be a great honour for a small club like ours to come and play in the "Best League in the World". We are touched by your concern for our welfare. The opportunity to come and play in England against, your club, Bolton, Ipswich and Crewe Alexandra has been a long held ambition. Anything to escape the mind-numbing repetition of Scottish football, not to mention the freezing sub-antarctic temperatures, would be most welcome.

 

Alas, I fear your idea may be ill-fated. I think that other clubs similar to your own would not be quite so welcoming. They may suspect that they'd get beaten on a regular basis by us. Protectionism will win the day. Not everyone is as forward thinking as yourself, Sir.

 

So, the reason for this correspondence, is to tell that when your idea is roundly rejected, as it surely will be, by all your peers, why not think about this. Why not consider bringing Bolton up North. Into the SPL. I mean obviously you'd have to start in, say, division 1, but I think within a couple of years you could easily achieve a top 6 position in the SPL. At least you'd have a better chance of qualifying for Europe.

 

Think about it.

 

Regards,

 

Musters