Celtic and Rangers told there would have to be a ‘seismic shift’ for Scotland to do something it doesn’t do

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For decades and decades, Scottish football has been dominated by two teams – Celtic and Rangers.

But, for over a decade now, it has been Celtic ruling the roost and becoming the most successful team in Scotland.

You go inside Glasgow, and the stadiums are packed, with the fans roaring and filling up the seats like never before.

But the same can’t be said for the rest of the teams in Scotland, with many teams in the Premiership hitting a few thousand with their attendances, and many empty seats.

Celtic take on St Johnstone in Perth on Sunday, and the home team have allocated the champions-elect three stands. 

But could certain clubs in Scotland go down a route of other teams across Europe, and that’s share stadiums?!

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Celtic and Rangers told there would have to be a ’seismic shift’ for the duo to share stadiums 

It never will happen, and it doesn’t need to happen, but it doesn’t mean that there aren’t huge teams across the world that do share stadiums.

AC Milan and Inter are perhaps the most famous sides to do so, but following Rangers’ recent trip to Dundee and Dens Park, where there were empty seats, that problematic viewing, when the game is live on Sky, was discussed on Go Radio.

Richard Foster explained how there would need to be a ’seismic shift’ for Celtic and Rangers to share stadiums, but he thinks Dundee and Dundee United should think about going down that road. 

“No, it’s not (a good look when you see so many empty seats when Scottish games are live on Sky Sports),” agreed Foster.

“I think, in this country, we are probably one of the only countries in the world where our teams don’t share stadiums.

“There would need to be a seismic shift in the world for Rangers and Celtic to share a stadium. People in Dundee will think the same about those two clubs.

“But if you look at the finances and the other teams around the world who do it, it would probably be a worthwhile exercise. 

“Get a brand new stadium, fit for purpose for both, they can flip the colours. It isn’t going to be an Allianz Arena, for example. It can be done, and for me, as an outsider, it would be exciting. But I don’t have anything invested in Dundee or Dundee United, so it’s a tough one.”

Teams across the world that share stadiums

It’s the norm across the world, and on Europe’s biggest stages, for teams to share stadiums and help each other out from a financial perspective.

Some of the most heated and most-hated derbies have clubs sharing stadiums. It might not sound normal to your average fan in Glasgow, but it is to them.

But here is a list of some of the clubs across the world that share stadiums:

• AC Milan and Inter – San Siro

• Roma and Lazio – Stadio Olimpico

• Atlas & Universidad de Guadalajara – Estadio Jalisco

• FC Zurich & Grasshoppers – Letzigrund

• Sassuolo & Reggiana – Città del Tricolore

• Flamengo & Fluminense – Maracanã

• Genoa & Sampdoria – Stadio Luigi Ferraris

• Club Brugge & Cercle Brugge – Jan Breydel Stadium